Apodryinus Olmi 1984

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 571-573

VIII. Subfamily Apodryininae Olmi, 1984

Apodryininae Olmi 1984: 1796; Olmi et al. 2000: 156; Olmi & Virla 2006: 408; Olmi 2007b: 1; Virla & Olmi 2008: 372.

Type genus. Apodryinus Olmi 1984 ; monotypic and original designation.

Diagnosis. ♀: apterous ( Fig. 254A, B ); mandible with four irregular teeth; occipital carina, subocular sulcus and ocelli absent; occiput convex, not excavated; antenna without tufts of long setae, with ADOs; mesosoma composed of fused segments; only propleuron mobile and articulated; pronotum, mesothorax and metapectal-propodeal disc fused and not articulated among them; protrochanter twice or less than twice as long as broad; protarsomere 5 never with only one preapical lamella ( Fig. 256B ); rudimentary claw present; tibial spurs 1/1/1. ♂ ( Fig. 260C ): fully winged; mandible with 3–4 teeth (if quadridentate, including one rudimentary tooth); palpal formula 5/3, 6/3; epicnemium exposed; mesosternum distinct, not fused with mesopleura ( Fig. 264A ); forewing with C, R and 1Cu cells clearly enclosed by pigmented veins; basivolsella with lateral distal process parallel to distivolsella and reaching at least same level of distivolsella apex ( Fig. 261C ); tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Distribution. Gondwanian ( Argentina, Chile, Galapagos Islands ( Ecuador), Australia; Madagascar; South Africa).

Hosts. Unknown.

World species. 13 species are known, 11 in the Afrotropical region.

World genera. Seven genera are known, four in the Afrotropical region.

Remarks. The following three genera have not been recorded from the Afrotropical region: Bocchopsis Olmi 1991 (Australian), Apodryinus Olmi 1984 (Neotropical) and Peckius Olmi & Virla 2014 (Neotropical).

Key to genera of Apodryininae

♀♀ (unknown in Vannoortia Olmi )

1. Suture between pronotum and mesothorax complete, laterally and dorsally visible (A, B).......... Gondwanadryinus Olmi - Suture between pronotum and mesothorax incomplete, only visible on lateral regions, not visible dorsally (a, b).......... 2

2. Suture between pronotum + mesothorax and metapectal-propodeal disc completely visible on dorsal and lateral regions of mesosoma (A, B)...................................................................... Apogonatopus Olmi

- Suture between pronotum + mesothorax and metapectal-propodeal disc visible only on lateral regions of mesosoma, not visible on dorsal region (a, b)................................................................. Madecadryinus Olmi

♂♂ (unknown in Gondwanadryinus Olmi and Apogonatopus Olmi )

1. Occiput strongly excavated (A, B), with minimum distance between eyes and occipital carina shorter than OOL (B).......................................................................................... Madecadryinus Olmi

- Occiput less excavated (a, b), with minimum distance between eyes and occipital carina approximately as long as OOL (b)......................................................................................... Vannoortia Olmi

Figures

FIGURE 254. Apogonatopus edaphicus Olmi: ♀ holotype in lateral (A) and dorsal (B) view. Scale bar: A: 1.38 mm; B: 1.41 mm.

FIGURE 256. A, B: Apogonatopus edaphicus Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view (A); chela (B). C, D: Apogonatopus madagascariensis Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view (C); chela (D). E: Gondwanadryinus fisheri Olmi: chela of ♀ holotype. Scale bar: A: 0.38 mm; B, D: 0.04 mm; C: 0.36 mm; E: 0.03 mm.

FIGURE 260. Madecadryinus relictus Olmi: A, B: ♀ holotype in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view; ♂ paratype in dorsal (C) and lateral (D) view. Scale bar: A: 1.54 mm; B: 1.17 mm; C: 1.74 mm; D: 1.25 mm.

FIGURE 261. A–C: Madecadryinus relictus Olmi: A: head and mesosoma of ♀ holotype in lateral view (A); chela of holotype (B); genitalia of ♂ paratype (C). D, E, G: Madecadryinus semicaecus Olmi: head of ♀ holotype in lateral view (D); head and mesosoma of ♀ holotype in lateral view (E); chela of holotype (G). F: Madecadryinus silvanus Olmi: genitalia of ♂ from Mada- gascar, 16°27.18’S 49°47.15’E. Scale bar: A: 0.77 mm; B: 0.05 mm; C: 0.10 mm; D, F: 0.12 mm; E: 0.43 mm; G: 0.04 mm.

FIGURE 264. A, B: Vannoortia capensis Olmi, ♂ holotype: mesosoma in ventral view (A; M = mesosternum); genitalia (B). C–F: ♂ genitalia of Apoaphelopus species holotypes: C: A. fisheri Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.; D: A. mostovskii Olmi; E: A. niassensis Olmi; F: A. wallacei Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. Scale bar: A: 0.43 mm; B: 0.09 mm; C: 0.05 mm; D: 0.06 mm; E: 0.08 mm; F: 0.04 mm.