Dryinus pseudoafer Olmi, 1993

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 356

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41. Dryinus pseudoafer Olmi, 1993

( Fig. 143D View FIGURE 143 )

Tridyrinus afer Olmi 1991: 280 (preoccupied by Paradryinus afer Olmi 1975 ).

Dryinus pseudoafer Olmi 1993b: 63 ; 2006: 42.

Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 4.4 mm. Head and antenna testaceous reddish; prothorax testaceous-red- dish; rest of mesosoma black; metasoma and legs testaceous-reddish. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 7:7:32:14:13:10:8:7:6:8. Head dull, excavated, completely granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; occiput excavated; POL = 2; OL = 3; OOL = 11; OPL = 1; TL = 6. Pronotum dull, granulate, with slight striae on lateral regions, crossed by slight anterior transverse impression and strong posterior transverse furrow; disc humped; posterior collar long; pronotal tubercle not reaching tegula. Mesoscutum setose, dull, granulate and slightly rugose. Notauli absent. Mesoscutellum dull, granulate. Metanotum dull, reticulate rugose. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, reticulate rugose, without transverse keels; propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels. Forewing almost completely hyaline, only with two slight dark spots; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part (14:6). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 20:3:7:15:25. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 143D View FIGURE 143 ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of 10 lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 143D View FIGURE 143 ) with two rows of approximately 25 lamellae; apex with about 20 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: Limpopo, 30 km E of Nylstroom , 15.XI–17.XII.1984, H. and A. Howden leg. ( PMA) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. South Africa.

References

Olmi, M. (1975) Paradryinus afer sp. n. primo Driinide parassita degli Omotteri Fulgoroidei del genere Ricania Germ. (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae). Bollettino dell'Istituto di Entomologia dell'Universita di Bologna, 32, 221 - 226.

Olmi, M. (1991 [ 1989 ]) Supplement to the revision of the world Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Frustula entomologica, New Series, 12, 109 - 395.

Olmi, M. (1993 b) A new generic classification for Thaumatodryininae, Dryininae and Gonatopodinae, with descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera Dryinidae). Bollettino di Zoologia agraria e di Bachicoltura, Series II, 25, 57 - 89.

Figures

FIGURE 143. A: Dryinus spangleri Olmi: head of holotype in dorsal view. B, C, D, F: chelae of Dryinus species holotypes: B: D. yemenensis Olmi & van Harten; C: D. irwini Olmi; D: D. pseudoafer Olmi; F: D. turneri Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino. E: D. turneri Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino, prothorax of ♀ from Somalia, Afgoi, in lateral view. Scale bar: A: 0.37 mm; B: 0.11 mm; C: 0.13 mm; D: 0.10 mm; E: 0.38 mm; F: 0.12 mm.