Bocchus rassitus Olmi & van Harten, 2006

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 292

26. Bocchus rassitus Olmi & van Harten, 2006

( Fig. 110F )

Bocchus rassitus Olmi & van Harten 2006: 324 .

Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 2.9 mm. Completely testaceous; antenna testaceous, with antennomeres 7–10 brown. Antenna distally thickened, short, with antennomeres 5–9 longer than broad; antennomeres in following proportions: 12:6:10:7:7:7:7:7:6.5:9. Head convex, dull, covered with short setae, granulate, sculptured by irregular keels and rugose; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 4; OL = 2.5; OOL = 10; OPL = 8; TL = 9. Pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression, shiny, setose, partly smooth and partly slightly rugose; pronotal tubercle reaching tegula. Mesoscutum setose, granulate, sculptured by numerous irregular longitudinal keels and slightly rugose. Notauli absent. Mesoscutellum and metanotum rugose. Mesopleuron and metapleuron dull, strongly reticulate rugose. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, dull, rugose, with few very large areolae (inner surface of areolae shiny and slightly rugose); propodeal declivity dull, with two complete longitudinal keels, median area slightly rugose and lateral areas strongly reticulate rugose. Forewing with two dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein slightly shorter than proximal part (7:9); 2R1 cell open. Petiole long, much shorter than metasoma (5:48). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 19:3:3:11:17.5. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 110F ) of right chela with one row of nine teeth and one bristle; enlarged claw of left chela with one row of six teeth and one bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 110F ) with apex very large, without preapical lamella, with two bristles and an inner band. Tibial spurs 1/1/1 (for mistake 1/1/ 2 in original description).

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: YEMEN: Al Lahima , 9.IV–5.VI.2001, MT, A. van Harten leg. ( MOLC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Yemen.

Figures

FIGURE 110. Chelae of Bocchus species holotypes. A: B. krombeini Olmi. B: B. martellii Olmi. C: B. niger Olmi. D: B. nigroflavus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. E: B. piceus Olmi. F: B. rassitus Olmi & van Harten. Scale bar: A, D, F: 0.06 mm; B: 0.08 mm; C: 0.09 mm; E: 0.12 mm.