Gonatopus omanensis Olmi, 1987

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 529

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103. Gonatopus omanensis Olmi, 1987

( Fig. 234D View FIGURE 234 )

Gonatopus omanensis Olmi 1987c: 56 ; Olmi & van Harten 2000: 257.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 3.1 mm. Head black, except mandible, clypeus and malar space testaceous; antenna black, except scape and pedicel testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs black, except trochanters, tarsi, stalk of profemur, protibia and proximal half of meso- and metatibia testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 8:7:14:11:11:10:9:8:7:8; antennomere 3 about twice as broad as 2. Head almost flat, with vertex and frons shiny, unsculptured or slightly alutaceous; temple and occiput slightly granulate; temple very prominent, without sharp carina; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 1; OL = 1.5; OOL = 6. Palpal formula 5/2. Pronotum shiny, slightly granulate, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum narrow, dull, granulate, laterally without pointed apophyses. Metanotum transversely striate, about coplanar to mesoscutellum, without lateral pointed protrusions. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, slightly granulate; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron unsculptured or slightly granulate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 13:2:3.5:11:18. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 234D View FIGURE 234 ) with one small subapical tooth and one row of six peg-like setae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 234D View FIGURE 234 ) with inner side proximally serrate and one row of approximately 16 lamellae; apex with approximately seven lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: OMAN: Salalah , 12.X.1985, J. Huber leg. ( CNC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Oman.

References

Olmi, M. (1987 c) Descrizione di nuove specie di Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Bollettino di Zoologia agraria e di Bachicoltura, Series II, 19, 31 - 70.

Olmi, M. & van Harten, A. (2000) Notes on Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) of Yemen, with keys to the species of the Arabian Peninsula. Fauna of Arabia, 18, 253 - 271.

Figures

FIGURE 234. Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes. A: G. natalensis Olmi. B: G. nigropictus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. C: G. okahandjae Olmi. D: G. omanensis Olmi. E: G. patrizii Benoit. F: G. operosus Olmi. Scale bar: A: 0.05 mm; B: 0.06 mm; C, D, E: 0.07 mm; F: 0.10 mm.