Gonatopus mirus 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 : 521-522

98. Gonatopus mirus Olmi & van Harten, 2006

( Figs 230A , 233D )

Gonatopus mirus Olmi & van Harten 2006: 329 .

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 3.6 mm. Completely yellow-testaceous, except petiole black. Antenna distally thickened; antennomeres in following proportions: 7:5:15:10:7:7:6:6:5:8. Head excavated, shiny, slightly granulate, except large frontal unsculptured area in front of anterior ocellus; frontal line complete; occipital carina almost completely absent (short track present behind ocellar triangle); occiput setose; POL = 1.5; OL = 1.5; OOL = 7. Palpal formula 5/2. Pronotum setose, crossed by strong transverse impression, with anterior collar and disc shiny, unsculptured. Mesoscutum shiny, unsculptured, setose, laterally without pointed apophyses. Mesoscutellum shiny, smooth, flat. Metanotum short, transversely striate and about coplanar to mesoscutellum ( Fig. 230A ). Metapectalpropodeal disc shiny, setose, unsculptured; propodeal declivity, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 15:2.5:5:14:23. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 233D ) with one small subapical tooth and one row of three peg-like setae, in addition to three bristles. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 233D ) with two rows of 4 (medial) + 16 lamellae; apex with approximately nine lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: YEMEN: Ja’ar , 15.I.2001, N. 5152, A. van Harten leg. ( MOLC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Yemen.

Figures

FIGURE 230. Gonatopus species.A: G. mirus Olmi & van Harten, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view. B: G. mosseli Olmi, ♀ holotype: head in dorsal view. C, D: G. nigropictus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: mesosoma in dorsal (C) and lateral (D) view.E–G: G. okahandjae Olmi: head of ♀ from Namibia, 27.6 km S Omaruru, in frontal view (E); mesos- cutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity of ♀ holotype in dorsal (F) and lateral (G) view. H: G. pilosipes Brues, ♀ holotype: head in frontal view. I: G. ranomafanensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. Scale bar:A: 1.23 mm; B: 0.31 mm; C, D: 0.98 mm; E: 0.24 mm; F, G, I: 0.78 mm; H: 0.47 mm.

FIGURE 233. Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes. A: G. masoalensis Olmi. B: G. meridionalis (Benoit). C: G. minutus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. D: G. mirus Olmi & van Harten. E: G. mosseli Olmi. Scale bar: A, B: 0.06 mm; B: 0.05 mm; C, D: 0.07 mm.