55. Gonatopus vulgaris Olmi, 2000

(Figs 200F, 202 D–F, 203 D)

Tetrodontochelys obscurus Olmi 1984: 1452 (preoccupied by Mercetia obscura Ceballos 1936).

Gonatopus obscurus (Olmi): Olmi 1994c: 11; 1998a: 56; 2004a: 367.

Gonatopus vulgaris Olmi 2000: 72; 2006: 47; Guglielmino & Olmi 2007: 125, 126; Azevedo et al. 2010: 901.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 1.7–2.4 mm. Head brown-reddish, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of frons yellow; antenna yellow-brown; pronotum brown-reddish; mesoscutum yellow; rest of mesosoma brown-reddish or black, except distal extremity of propodeal declivity yellow; petiole black; metasoma brown-reddish; legs yellow, except club of profemur brownish. In specimen from Madagascar, Morondava, head and mesosoma completely testaceous-reddish. In two small specimens (1.7 mm) from South Africa, 17 th km of R 315 from Malmesbury to Darling, body totally yellow-testaceous, except petiole black. Head (Fig. 202D) excavated, shiny, unsculptured; frontal line complete; occipital carina incomplete, only shortly present on sides of lateral ocelli; POL = 3; OL = 5; OOL = 15. Palpal formula 3/2. Pronotum shiny, unsculptured, not crossed by transverse impression or very slightly impressed (Fig. 202F). Mesoscutum without lateral pointed apophyses (Fig. 202E). Metanotum sloping anteriorly, about coplanar to mesoscutellum, with sides rounded. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured, with or without track of median longitudinal furrow; propodeal declivity, meso- and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 8:2:3:7:13. Enlarged claw (Fig. 203D) with one small subapical tooth and 4–6 peg-like setae. Protarsomere 5 (Fig. 203D) with inner proximal serrate region and one row of 12–15 lamellae; apex with 6–8 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Fully winged; body length 1.6 mm. Head, antenna and mesosoma black; metasoma and legs brown. An- tenna filiform, with antennomere 3 less than 3 × as long as broad (4:2); antennomeres in following proportions: 3.5:3:4:4:4:4:4:4:3.5:5. Head swollen, shiny, granulate; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 3; temple distinct; vertex with smooth ovoidal shiny area situated between eyes and lateral ocelli (area surrounded anteriorly by strong prominent process). Palpal formula 3/2. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.5 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, finely punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Metapectal-propodeal disc and propodeal declivity dull, reticulate rugose. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part (8:4). Dorsal process of paramere (Fig. 200F) short and slender. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape Prov., Mossel Bay, 30.XII.1938, R.E. Turner leg. (NHMUK) . Paratypes: same locality label as holotype, 6.XII.1938, 17.XII.1938, 20.XII.1938, 30.XII.1938, 24.I.1939, 3.II.1939, 1.II.1939, 6.II.1939, 37♀♀ (NHMUK); same locality label, 7♀♀ (AMNH). Other material: MADAGASCAR: Toliara, Morondava, 2♀♀ (AMNH). MOZAMBIQUE: Niassa, Cuamba, Mozambique Catholic University Campus, reared from a nymph of an unidentified species of Cicadellidae, C. 30.III.2003, B. 1.IV.2003, Sf. 20.IV.2003, M. Olmi leg. , 1♀ (MOLC). SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, near Port Elizabeth, Cape Recife Nature Reserve, reared from an unidentified species of Cicadellidae, 1♀ (AMNH); Free State, Wonderwater Coal Strip Mine, near Sasolburg, 26°46.11’S 27°47.00’E, 1450 m, 17.XII.1998, Dvac grass in seeded rehabilitation, West burm, M. Stiller leg. , 1♀ (SANC); Free State, Sasolburg, Wonderwater Colliery, 1450 m, 23.XI.1999, D-Vac, near IS 08, 08a, 20, mainly on Cynodon dactylon, regrowth after fire, west burm, M. Stiller leg. , 1♀ (SANC); Western Cape, 17 th km of R 315 from Malmesbury to Darling, C. 4.II.2006, B. 7.II.2006, reared from Exitianus taeniaticeps (Kirschbaum), 3 A, M. Olmi reared , 2♀♀ (SAMC); Western Cape, Cederberg Mts., Algeria, 6.II.2006, M. Olmi reared from Aconurella aethiopica (Cogan), 4♀♀, 1♂ (MOLC), 1♀ (SAMC) .

Hosts. Cicadellidae (Guglielmino et al. 2013):in Mozambique: nymphs of unidentified species of Cicadellidae; in South Africa: Aconurella aethiopica (Cogan); Exitianus taeniaticeps (Kirschbaum) .

Distribution. Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa.