Gonatopus gazensis Olmi, 1998

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 458-459

38. Gonatopus gazensis Olmi, 1998

( Figs 191E , 192F )

Gonatopus gazensis Olmi : Guglielmino & Olmi 1997: 221; Olmi 1998c: 74; 1998d: 179.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 4.2 mm. Completely ferruginous, except petiole black and distal half of metasoma darkened. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 11:6:17:11:8:7:6:5:5:8. Head ( Fig. 192F ) flat, dull, granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina incomplete, only present behind and shortly on sides of lateral ocelli; temple distinct; POL = 2; OL = 2; OOL = 11. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum shiny, sculptured by many longitudinal striae, crossed by strong transverse impression. Metanotum excavated behind mesoscutellum, with sides protruding; lateral protrusions of metanotum pointed. Metapectal-propodeal disc sculptured by irregular longitudinal striae; propodeal declivity, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 17:3.5:5.5:16:28. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 191E ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of seven lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 191E ) with two rows of 4 + 12 lamellae; apex with at least 15 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: MOZAMBIQUE: Gaza Prov., Praia do Bilene, Airport , 16.IX.1995, sweeping on grass, M. Olmi leg. ( AMNH) .

Hosts. Flatidae ( Guglielmino et al. 2013) : in Mozambique: Paroxychara cowla Medler.

Distribution. Mozambique.

Figures

FIGURE 191. Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes.A: G. bellicosus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. B: G. danielssoni Olmi. C: G. emelyanovi Ponomarenko & Olmi. D: G. ibayensis Olmi. E: G. gazensis Olmi. Scale bar: A: 0.11 mm; B, D: 0.09 mm; C: 0.08 mm; E: 0.14 mm.

FIGURE 192. Gonatopus species: ♀ holotypes. A, B: G. bellicosus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view (A); mesosoma in lateral view (B). C, D: G. danielssoni Olmi: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal (C) and lateral (D) view. E: G. emelyanovi Ponomarenko & Olmi: mesosoma in lateral view. F: G. gazensis Olmi: head in frontal view. G, H: G. karooensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view (G); mesosoma in lateral view (H). I: G. orangensis Olmi: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal- propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. Scale bar:A: 0.84 mm; B: 1.21 mm; C: 0.74 mm; D: 0.72 mm; E: 1.16 mm; F: 0.38 mm; G: 0.65 mm; H: 0.98 mm; I: 0.79 mm.