Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905

Derafshan, Hossein Ali, Olmi, Massimo, Moghaddam, Mostafa Ghafouri & Rakhshani, Ehsan, 2020, Taxonomy of Iranian Gonatopodinae (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae), with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4789 (2), pp. 371-402 : 384

Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905 [in Kieffer & Marshall 1905]

Figs 1D , 10 A–H, 11, 20D

Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer [in Kieffer & Marshall 1905]: 116. Type locality: England, Weymouth , Marshall’s collection (♀ lectotype and paralectotype, NMNH).

Description (♀). Apterous ( Fig. 11 ), length 2.7–3.7 mm. Color. Color very variable from black to reddish, with intermediate colors. Head reddish or testaceous-reddish or yellow, except black or brown band on vertex; occasionally temple with black spots; mesoscutum reddish brown to black; mesoscutellum and metapectal-propodeal complex black, except testaceous distal apex of first abdominal tergum; metasoma yellow-testaceous, darkened in distal apex; legs yellow-testaceous or testaceous, except whitish tarsus; meso- and metacoxa partly brown. Head ( Figs 10 A–10C, 11). Antenna clavate, antennomeres in following proportions: 15:12:30:15:16:13:13:12:11:18; head excavated, shiny, unsetose, slightly granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina incomplete, shortly present on sides of lateral ocelli; POL = 3, OL = 5, OOL = 19; palpal formula 4/2 or 5/2. Mesosoma ( Figs 1D , 10 D–10F, 11). Pronotum dull, granulate, crossed by strong transverse furrow; mesoscutum shiny, unsculptured or granulate; metanotum transversely striate; mesopleuron and metapleuron not or slightly transversely striate; metapectal-propodeal complex dull, completely granulate, with first abdominal tergum slightly transversely striate; meso-metapleural suture obsolete; protarsomeres in following proportions: 32:5:9:30:44; enlarged claw with one small subapical tooth and four-six peg-like setae or bristles; protarsomere 5 with inner margin proximally serrated, with two rows of 12–21 lamellae situated on distinct prominence; distal apex with 3–11 lamellae and two very long lamellae; tibial spurs 1/0/1. Male ( Fig. 20D ). Not found in Iran.

Material examined. 6 ♀: 1 ♀ ( MHNG), IRAN, Kermanshah province, Uahi Daslit ( MHNG) ; 4 ♀ ( DPPZ), North Khorasan province, Gharkhoad National Park (37°27ʹ20.04ʺN, 56°21ʹ29.81ʺE, 1847m), 5. VI.2018, swept on weeds, Leg.: Z. Rahmani ; 1 ♀ ( MOLC), ITALY, Abruzzo Chieti province, Pretoro, Maielletta, Hotel Mamma Rosa (42°10ʹ19.48ʺN, 14°7ʹ0.75ʺE, 1637m), 01.IX.2017, Leg.: M. Olmi .

Distribution ( Fig. 22A ). Eastern and Western Palaearctic ( Olmi 1984; Olmi & Xu 2015).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Redrawn chelae of Gonatopodinae Kieffer (from Olmi, 1984): A. Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko, 1970, from Sciolze (Italy); B. Gonatopus camelinus Kieffer, 1904, from S. Cruz de la Palma (Canaries); C. Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827), from Kuusamo (Russia); D. Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905, from El Pardo (Spain).

FIGURE 10. Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905, female from Italy, Abruzzo Chieti-Pretoro: A. Head, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Chela, F. Mesosoma, dorsal view; G. Metasoma, lateral view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.

FIGURE 11. General habitus of Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905, from Italy, Abruzzo Chieti-Pretoro.

FIGURE 20. Redrawn male genitalia of Gonatopodinae Kieffer (from Olmi & Xu, 2015): A. Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko, 1970, from Torrevieja (Spain); B. Gonatopus camelinus Kieffer, 1904, from Capodimonte (Italy); C. Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827), from Sciolze (Italy); D. Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905, from Castelmaurou (France); E. Gonatopus lunatus Klug, 1810, from Assergi (Italy); F. Haplogonatopus apicalis Perkins, 1905, from Sri Lanka.

FIGURE 22. Distribution map of the Iranian species of Gonatopodinae. A. Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer; B. Gonatopus iranicus Olmi; C. Gonatopus lunatus Klug.