Gonatopus zairensis ( Olmi, 1984 )

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 479-480

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57. Gonatopus zairensis ( Olmi, 1984)

( Figs 203 View FIGURE 203 A–C, E)

Tetrodontochelys zairensis Olmi 1984: 1454 .

Gonatopus zairensis (Olmi) : Olmi 1998c: 65.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 2.2 mm. Head brown, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of frons yellow; antenna brown, except scape and part of flagellomere 1 yellow; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs yellow, except coxae and clubs of femora brownish. Head ( Fig. 203A View FIGURE 203 ) excavated, shiny, granulate. Palpal formula 4/2. Pronotum ( Figs 203B, C View FIGURE 203 ) granulate, not crossed by transverse impression or very slightly impressed. Mesoscutum granulate, with some keels, without lateral pointed apophyses ( Fig. 203C View FIGURE 203 ). Mesoscutellum granulate. Metapectalpropodeal disc granulate, very sloping anteriorly ( Fig. 203C View FIGURE 203 ); propodeal declivity, meso- and metapleuron not transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 7:2:3.5:8:14. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 203E View FIGURE 203 ) with one small subapical tooth and six peg-like setae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 203E View FIGURE 203 ) with one row of approximately 19 lamellae; apex with at least nine lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Haut-Uele (= Haut- Zaire), Garamba National Park ( MRAC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

Olmi, M. (1984) A revision of the Dryinidae (Hymenoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 37, I-XII + 1 - 1913.

Olmi, M. (1998 c) A contribution to the knowledge of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) and Strepsiptera of Mozambique. Oriental Insects, 32, 59 - 78. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.1998.10433767

Figures

FIGURE 203. Gonatopus species, group 6. A–C, E: G. zairensis (Olmi), ♀ holotype: head in frontal view (A); mesosoma in dorsal (B) and lateral (C) view; chela (E). D: G. vulgaris Olmi, ♀ holotype: chela. F: G. yemenensis Olmi & van Harten, ♀ holotype: chela. Scale bar: A: 0.21 mm; B, C: 0.72 mm; D, E: 0.05 mm; F: 0.09 mm.