Gondwanadryinus fisheri Olmi, 2007

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 577-578

1. Gondwanadryinus fisheri Olmi, 2007

( Figs 255D, E , 256E )

Gondwanadryinus fisheri Olmi 2007c: 16 ; Azevedo et al. 2010: 884.

Description. ♀ ( Figs 255D, E ). Apterous; body length 1.3 mm. Completely testaceous, except petiole and reduced eye black. Antenna clavate, thickened, with ADOs in antennomeres 3–10 (two in antennomere 10); antennomeres in following proportions: 6:2:1:2:2:2:2:2:2:3; antennomeres 1 and 10 longer than broad; antennomeres 2–9 as long as broad, or broader than long; antennal toruli contiguous with lateral margins of clypeus. Head trapezoidal in dorsal view ( Fig. 255D ), broader than long (13:10), shiny, covered with short and fine setae, slightly granulate; vertex of head flat; frons slightly convex ( Fig. 255E ); eye very small, reduced to small group of ommatidia ( Figs 255D, E ); ocelli absent; occipital carina complete; frontal line absent; clypeus with ventral margin straight; temple very long ( Fig. 255E ). Propleuron mobile and articulated. Pronotum as sculptured as head, with posterior margin curved and with dorsal surface flat. Mesoscutum very short, slightly visible between two posterior angles of pronotum. Remaining part of mesosoma with no sutures separating mesoscutellum, metanotum and metapectal-propodeal disc (sutures also absent laterally); meso-metapleural suture obsolete; mesosoma as sculptured as head; fused part of mesosoma cylindric and divided into two regions (anterior flat dorsal region (corresponding to mesoscutellum, metanotum and metapectal-propodeal disc) and posterior inclined region (corresponding to propodeal declivity)); in anterior dorsal region, no sutures visible; epicnemium not visible (holotype very small, so that is not easy to distinguish an epicnemium); metapectal-propodeal disc as sculptured as head; propodeal declivity anteriorly delimited by strong keel separating it from anterior dorsal region, separated from lateral regions of mesosoma by numerous short transverse keels, almost completely unsculptured, except few transverse striae near apex. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 3:1:1.5:2:6. Protarsomere 3 produced into hook. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 256E ) without subapical teeth, with two proximal bristles. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 256E ) with two rows of 1 (long) + 8 (short) lamellae; apex with three lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: MADAGASCAR: Toliara, Vohibasia Forest , 59 km N Sakaraha, 22°28’S 44°51’E, 780 m, 13.I.1996, B.L. Fisher leg., 1310 ( DEUCD) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Figures

FIGURE 255. Habitus of Apodryininae. A: Apogonatopus edaphicus Olmi, ♀ holotype in dorsal view. B, C: Apogonatopus madagascariensis Olmi, ♀ holotype in dorsal (B) and lateral (C) view. D, E: Gondwanadryinus fisheri Olmi, ♀ holotype in dorsal (D) and lateral (E) view. Scale bar: D: 0.63 mm; E: 0.81 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.