61. Anteon maritimum (Turner, 1928)

(Figs 57F, 60F)

Chelogynus maritimus Turner 1928: 151; Benoit 1951b: 162.

Anteon maritimum (Turner): Olmi 1984: 357; 2006: 38; Azevedo et al. 2010: 878; Olmi et al. 2015: 346.

Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 2.5–3.2 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous (with teeth brown); antenna testaceous, except antennomeres 7–10, or 8–10, or 9–10 darkened; propleuron reddish or brown, except dorsal surface testaceous; pronotum completely reddish; occasionally pronotum totally black, or brown, except anterior and lateral margins testaceous; pronotal tubercle testaceous; tegula testaceous; rest of mesosoma and metasoma black; legs brown, except tarsi, procoxa and protibia testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 15:5:6:5:5:5:5:5:4:5. Head shiny; frons sculptured by numerous transverse keels, with frontal line complete and two lateral keels near orbits; vertex with two oblique keels connecting lateral ocelli to occipital carina, unsculptured between and on sides of above keels; occipital carina complete; POL = 7; OL = 4; OOL = 6; OPL = 5; TL = 5. In specimen from Kenya, 2.99615°S 38.45988°E, head with frons completely reticulate rugose, not sculptured by transverse keels. Pronotum shiny, setose, unsculptured, with raised transverse carina between anterior and posterior surface; anterior surface approximately as long as OPL (6:5); posterior surface shorter than mesoscutum (5:15). Mesoscutum shiny, setose, unsculptured. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.3 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels. Forewing with two dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part. Protarsomere 1 approximately as long as 4; protarsomere 4 slightly shorter than basal part of 5; protarsomere 3 produced into hook. Enlarged claw (Fig. 57F) very long, longer than protarsomere 5, with proximal prominence bearing one long bristle. Protarsomere 5 (Fig. 57F) with basal part longer than apical part, with about 23 lamellae, with inner side almost straight, without separate group of distal lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂. Fully winged; body length 2.0– 2.9 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous (with teeth brown); antenna brown, except scape and pedicel yellow (in five ♂♂ from South Africa, 29°39’23’’S 30°27’41’’E, antenna totally testaceous); mesosoma and metasoma black; tegula testaceous; legs brown, except tarsi and protibia testaceous. Head shiny, slightly granulate, usually with numerous irregular transverse keels; in some male specimens, head completely granulate and reticulate rugose; frontal line complete; frons with two lateral keels near orbits and directed towards antennal toruli; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 5; OPL = 2; TL = 2. In specimen from Kenya, 2.05111°S 38.32613°E, frons mostly punctate, unsculptured among punctures; vertex granulate and partly rugose. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Occasionally (in ♂ from South Africa, 29°39’23’’S 30°27’41’’E, mesoscutum weakly granulate). Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.25–0.30 × length of mesoscutum. Mesopleuron with posterior surface partly smooth and shiny; anterior surface dull, with numerous irregular keels. Metapleuron dull, with numerous irregular keels. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity without longitudinal keels, completely reticulate rugose, with areolae less wide than those of metapectal-propodeal disc. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (2:5). Paramere (Fig. 60F) with distal inner pointed process (margin of process with short setae) and without proximal membranous process. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Milnerton, II.1926 , R.E. Turner leg. (NHMUK). Paratypes: same locality label as holotype, 2♀♀, 2♂♂ (NHMUK). Other material: BURUNDI: Rusizi National Park, 3.34364°S 29.27246°E, 774 m, 13–20.IV.2010 , MT, near three small trees, degraded bush/grassland, R. Copeland leg., 1♂ (NMK). DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Orientale Prov. (= Haut-Zaire), Ga- ramba National Park , 1♀ (AMNH). GABON: Ntoum, 1♀ (FSAE). KENYA: Eastern Prov., Kasaala area, 2.07836°S 38.22517°E, 733 m, 25.XII.2014 – 8.I.2015 , MT, just inside isolated woodland patch, R. Copeland leg., 1♂ (NMK); same locality label, 13–27.III.2015, 1♂ (NMK); same locality label, 8–22.I.2015, 2♂♂ (NMK); Eastern Prov., Kasaala area, 2.07846°S 38.22530°E, 740 m, 28.XI–4.XII.2013 , MT, just inside isolated woodland patch, J. Bukhebi & R. Copeland leg., 2♂♂ (NMK); Eastern Prov., Simisi area, 2.05111°S 38.32613°E, 710 m, 28.XI–1.XII.2013 , MT, near base of Yamalu Hill, Acacia shrubland, J. Bukhebi and R. Copeland leg. , 1♂ (NMK); Rift Valley Prov., Tsavo West National Park, Riverine woodland, 2.99615°S 38.45988°E, 464 m, 9–23.IX.2008 , MT, bank of Tsavo River, R. Copeland leg. , 1♀ (NMK); Rift Valley Prov., Nguruman, near Sampu River, 1.90117°S 36.05040°E, 723 m, 5–19.XI.2011 , MT, near base of Nguruman Escarpment, R. Copeland leg. , 1♀ (NMK). SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Ashburton, 29°39’23’’S 30°27’41’’E, 15–30.III.2006 , MT, G. Whiteley leg., 5♂♂ (4 in DJBC, 1 in MOLC); same locality label, 11.IV–11.V.2006, 1♂ (DJBC); same locality label, 24.XI–8.XII.2005, 10♂♂ (9 in DJBC, 1 in MOLC); same locality label, 6.I–1.II.2006, 6♂♂ (DJBC); same locality label, 14–27.II.2006, 5♂♂ (DJBC); same locality label, 29.X–9.XI.2005, 9♂♂ (DJBC); same locality label, 9–24.XI.2005, 19♂♂ (DJBC); Western Cape, Milnerton, II.1926, many specimens (MRAC); same locality label, 1♀ (AMNH); same locality label, I. 1926, 6♀♀, 7♂♂ (NHMUK); Western Cape, Ceres, II.1921, 2–21.III.1921, R.E. Turner leg., 2♀♀, 1♂ (NHMUK); Western Cape, Mossel Bay, XII.1921 , R.E. Turner leg., 1♀ (NHMUK); same locality label, 23.IX–12.X.2006, 2♂♂ (DJBC); same locality label, 15.XI.2006 – 5.I.2007, 1♂ (DJBC); same locality label, 27.II–15.III.2006, 2♂♂ (DJBC); same locality label, 8.XII.2005 – 6.I.2006, 11♂♂ (DJBC). ZIMBABWE: Harare, Chishawasha, X.1982, A. Watsham leg., 1♀ (NHMUK) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe. Not present in Madagascar (record of Azevedo et al. 2010 wrong).