Anteon pseudohova Olmi, Copeland & van Noort, 2019

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 187

79. Anteon pseudohova Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 67E , 71 , 72A )

Diagnosis. Macropterous ♀ of Anteon with forewing with one dark spot around 2r-rs&Rs vein ( Fig. 58A ); propodeal declivity with two strong longitudinal keels and median area mostly smooth, with keels only around margins; protarsomere 4 at most 0.5 × as long as basal part of 5.

Description. ♀ ( Figs 71 , 72A ). Fully winged; body length 2.7 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna testaceous, except antennomeres 9–10 brown; mesosoma black, except tegula testaceous; metasoma brown; legs brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 13:5:5:5:4:5:4:5:5:7.5. Head ( Fig. 71C ) convex, shiny, punctate and sculptured by numerous irregular striae; frons with two lateral longitudinal keels near orbits and directed towards antennal toruli; vertex with two longitudinal keels connecting lateral ocelli to occipital carina; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 4; OL = 4; OOL = 3; OPL = 3; TL = 3; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli shorter than OPL (2:3). Pronotum shiny, unsculptured, except transverse keels on anterior surface; pronotal tubercle reaching tegula; posterior surface of pronotum much shorter than mesoscutum (5:12). Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum ( Fig. 71A ) shiny, unsculptured. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.3 × length of mesoscutum. Mesopleuron shiny, unsculptured. Metapleuron sculptured by slight transverse keels. Metapectal-propodeal disc with transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity with two complete longitudinal keels, median area shiny, unsculptured and lateral areas shiny and very slightly rugose. Forewing ( Fig. 71D ) hyaline, with one dark spot around 2r-rs&Rs vein; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (4:8). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 7:2:2:2:10; protarsomere 3 produced into hook. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 67E ) with proximal prominence bearing one long bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 67E ) with basal part much longer than distal part (7:3), with two rows of six bristles, in addition to setae; apex with 12 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype (CASTYPE19444): MADAGASCAR: Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana Na- tional Park, Belle Vue at Talatakely , 21°15.99’S 47°25.21’E, 1020 m, 16–26.II.2003, MT, secondary tropical forest, R. Harin’Hala leg., MA-02-09C-54, 1♀ ( CAS).

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Etymology. The species is named pseudohova , because of its similarity to Anteon hova Benoit.

Figures

FIGURE 58. Holotypes of Anteon species.A: A. majunganum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♂; notauli and head vertex sculpture; B: A. malagasy Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♂; forewing; C, D: A. mcguirkae Olmi, Copeland & Gug- lielmino, ♀ in dorsal (C) and lateral (D) view; E: A. merinum Olmi, ♀; F: A. musmani Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀; pronotum and mesoscutum sculpture. Scale bar: B: 2.54 mm.

FIGURE 67. Chelae of Anteon species holotypes. A: A. natalense Olmi; B: A. nigropictum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.; C: A. nimbense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.; D: A. occultum Olmi & van Harten; E: A. pseudohova Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.; F: A. rufonigrum Olmi. Scale bar: A, D: 0.05 mm; B: 0.07 mm; C, E: 0.08 mm; F: 0.10 mm.

FIGURE 71. Anteon pseudohova Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: habitus in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view; head in frontal view (C); forewing (D).

FIGURE 72. Habitus of Anteon species. A: A. pseudohova Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype in dorsal view; head vertex and mesoscutum sculpture; B: A. sakalavense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype in dorsal view; head vertex, pronotum and mesoscutum sculpture; C–E: A. semajanna Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino: C,D: ♂ holotype in dorsal (C) and lateral (D) view; E, F: ♂ paratype: head and mesosoma (E); head in frontal view (F). Scale bar: B: 2.82 mm.