Gonatopodinae Kieffer, 1906

Derafshan, Hossein Ali, Olmi, Massimo, Moghaddam, Mostafa Ghafouri & Rakhshani, Ehsan, 2020, Taxonomy of Iranian Gonatopodinae (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae), with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4789 (2), pp. 371-402 : 373

Key to species of Iranian Gonatopodinae Kieffer

Female

1. Pronotum not crossed by transversal furrow or very slightly impressed, palpal formula 2/1..................................................................................................... Haplogonatopus apicalis Perkins

- Pronotum crossed by transversal furrow ( Figs 6D , 8F , 10F , 13F , 15D , 17F ), palpal formula never 2/1................... 2

2. Macropterous form ( Figs 3D, 3F, 3G , 5A )................................... Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko

- Apterous form ( Figs 7 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 16 ) [ Gonatopus ]........................................................ 3

3. Enlarged claw with lamellae, without peg-like setae ( Fig. 1B )........................... Gonatopus camelinus Kieffer

- Enlarged claw without lamellae, with setae or peg-like setae ( Figs 1 C–1D, 2A–C).................................. 4

4. Occipital carina very long ( Figs 15C , 16A , 17C )....................... Gonatopus opsiicida Rakhshani & Olmi sp. nov.

- Occipital carina absent or reduced to short tracks on sides of lateral ocelli ( Figs 8C , 10C , 12 , 13C )..................... 5

5. Protarsomere 5 with medial lamellae situated on distinct prominence ( Fig. 1D ).......... Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer

- Protarsomere 5 with medial lamellae not situated on prominence ( Figs 1C , 2 A–2B)................................. 6

6. Protarsomere 5 with two rows of numerous lamellae both situated in the proximal and distal half ( Fig. 2A ).............................................................................................. Gonatopus iranicus Olmi

- Protarsomere 5 with one row of lamellae; occasionally with two rows of lamellae, then one row very short and situated in proximal half ( Figs 1C , 2B )............................................................................. 7

7. Mesoscutum very slender, with two lateral pointed apophyses ( Figs 13F , 14 )................... Gonatopus lunatus Klug

- Mesoscutum wide and hump, without lateral pointed apophyses ( Figs 8D, 8F , 9 ).......... Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg)

Figures

FIGURE 1. Redrawn chelae of Gonatopodinae Kieffer (from Olmi, 1984): A. Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko, 1970, from Sciolze (Italy); B. Gonatopus camelinus Kieffer, 1904, from S. Cruz de la Palma (Canaries); C. Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827), from Kuusamo (Russia); D. Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905, from El Pardo (Spain).

FIGURE 2. Redrawn chelae of Gonatopodinae (from Olmi, 1984): A. Gonatopus iranicus Olmi, 1984, holotype; B. Gonatopus lunatus Klug, 1810, from Fontainebleau (France); C. Gonatopus opsiicida Rakhshani & Olmi sp. nov., holotype; D. Haplogonatopus apicalis Perkins, 1905, from Kalugomuwa (Sri Lanka).

FIGURE 3. Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko, 1970, female from Iran, Zabol-Nimrooz: A. Head, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Pronotum, dorsal view; F. Forewing; G. Mesonotum and metapectal-propodeal complex, dorsal view; H. Metasoma, lateral view; I. Chela.

FIGURE 5. General habitus of Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko, 1970, from Iran, Zabol-Nimrooz: A. Female; B. Male.

FIGURE 6. Gonatopus camelinus Kieffer, 1904, from Iran, Zabol-Nimrooz: A. Head, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Chela, F. Mesosoma, dorsal view; G. Metasoma, lateral view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.

FIGURE 7. General habitus of Gonatopus camelinus Kieffer, 1904, from Iran, Zabol-Nimrooz: A. Female; B. Color variety.

FIGURE 8. Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827), female from Iran, Razavi Khorasan-Torghabeh: A. Head, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Chela, F. Mesosoma, dorsal view; G. Metasoma, lateral view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.

FIGURE 9. General habitus of Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827), female from Iran, Razavi Khorasan-Torghabeh.

FIGURE 10. Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905, female from Italy, Abruzzo Chieti-Pretoro: A. Head, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Chela, F. Mesosoma, dorsal view; G. Metasoma, lateral view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.

FIGURE 11. General habitus of Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905, from Italy, Abruzzo Chieti-Pretoro.

FIGURE 12. General habitus of Gonatopus iranicus Olmi, 1984, female holotype, from Iran, Zanjan-Ziaran.

FIGURE 13. Gonatopus lunatus Klug, 1810, female from Iran, Khash-Darre’gol: A. Head, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Chela, F. Mesosoma, dorsal view; G. Metasoma, lateral view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.

FIGURE 14. General habitus of Gonatopus lunatus Klug, 1810, female from Iran, Khash-Darre’gol.

FIGURE 15. Gonatopus opsiicida Rakhshani & Olmi sp. nov., female paratype: A. Head, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Chela, F. Mesosoma, dorsal view; G. Metasoma, lateral view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.

FIGURE 16. General habitus of Gonatopus opsiicida Rakhshani & Olmi sp. nov., female holotype: A. Dorsal view; B. Lateral view.

FIGURE 17. Color variation Gonatopus opsiicida Rakhshani & Olmi sp. nov., female paratype: A. Head, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Chela, F. Mesosoma, dorsal view; G. Metasoma, lateral view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.