Lonchodryinus hovanus Olmi, 2004

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 256-257

1. Lonchodryinus hovanus Olmi, 2004

( Figs 96C, D , 98A )

Lonchodryinus hovanus Olmi 2004d: 91 ; Azevedo et al. 2010: 882.

Description. ♂ ( Fig. 98A ). Fully winged; body length 2.4–2.6 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; anten- na testaceous; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs of holotype testaceous, except metacoxa almost completely brown; legs of specimen from Madagascar, 23°41.39’S 44°34.53’E, brownish; in specimens from Madagascar, 13°10.17’S 49°42.04’E, legs completely yellow, except metacoxa basally black.Antenna filiform, with setae shorter than breadth of antennomeres; antennomeres in following proportions: 8:4:8:6:5:5:5:5:5:8. Head dull, with vertex strongly punctate, unsculptured among punctures (vertex completely reticulate rugose in specimen from Madagascar, 23°41.39’S 44°34.53’E); in holotype vertex punctures very strong (head almost rugose); frons completely reticulate rugose; vertex without two oblique keels from lateral ocelli to the occipital carina; clypeus sculpured by many longitudinal keels, with anterior margin rounded, not bidentate; mandible quadridentate, with four teeth becoming regularly progressively larger from dorsal to ventral tooth; frontal line incomplete, missing in anterior half of frons; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 4; OOL = 4.5; OPL = 5; TL = 3. Mesoscutum shiny, very strongly punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.7 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum shiny, punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, reticulate rugose, without transverse posterior keel; propodeal declivity almost completely reticulate rugose, with central smooth and shiny area, without longitudinal or transversal keels. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein slightly shorter than proximal part (10:11). Paramere with ( Fig. 96C ) or without ( Fig. 96D ; in specimens from Madagascar, 12°31.13’S 49°10.45’E and 12°19.22’S 49°20.17’E) distal inner process and with many papillae on inner side. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♀. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♂ holotype: MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana, Ankarana Special Reserve, 13.6 km 192° SSW Anivorano Nord, 12°51.49’S 49°13.33’E, 210 m, 16–20.II.2001, MT, tropical dry forest, Fisher, Griswold et al. leg., BLF 3011 ( CAS) . Other material: MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana, Montagne d’Ambre National Park , 12°31.13’S 49°10.45’E, 1125 m, 30.V–6.VI.2001, MT, MA-01-01D-12, R. Harin’Hala leg. , 1♂ ( MOLC);

Antsiranana, Montagne des Français , 7.2 km 142° SE Antsiranana, 12°19.22’S 49°20.17’E, 180 m, 22–28.II.2001, MT, tropical dry forest, Fisher, Griswold et al. leg., BLF3130, 1♂ ( CAS); Toliara, Beza Mahafaly Reserve, parcelle II near Bellevue , 23°41.39’S 44°34.53’E, 180 m, 15.X–10.XI.2001, MT, spiny forest, M.E. Irwin, F.D. Parker & R. Harin’Hala leg., MA-02-14B-01 , 1♂ ( MOLC); Antsiranana, SAVA Region, Vohemar District, Andranotsimaty dry forest, 9 km NE Daraina, 13°10.17’S 49°42.04’E, 90 m, 19–26.XII.2010, MT, dry dense forest, M. Irwin, R. Harin’Hala leg., MG-57-12 , 1♂ ( MOLC); same locality label, 14–21.II.2011, MG-57-19 , 4♂♂ (2 in CAS, 2 in MOLC); same locality label, 11-18.IV.2011, MG-57-27 , 2♂♂ ( CAS, MOLC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Remarks. It is possible that L. hovanus (for which only the ♂ is known) is the opposite sex of L. seyrigi ( Benoit, 1954) or L. pauliani ( Benoit, 1954) . Only ♀ specimens are known of these two species.

Figures

FIGURE 96. A: Deinodryinus richardsi (Olmi), ♀ holotype chela; B: metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity of Deinodryinus sabaeus Olmi & van Harten, ♂ paratype. C–D: ♂ genitalia of Lonchodryinus hovanus Olmi: holotype (C) and ♂ from Madagascar, 12°31.13’S 49°10.46’E (D). E–F: chelae of Lonchodryinus species holotypes: L. madagascolus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. (E) and L. pauliani (Benoit) (F). Scale bar: A: 0.11 mm; B: 0.20 mm; C, D, F: 0.13 mm; E: 0.11 mm.

FIGURE 98. Habitus of Lonchodryinus species. A: L. hovanus Olmi, ♂ holotype. B: L. madagascolus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype; head vertex sculpture. Scale bar: A: 2.61 mm; B: 5.32 mm.