Anteon hoekense 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 : 143-144

43. Anteon hoekense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 51F , 52 )

Diagnosis. ♂ of Anteon with head and mesoscutum granulate; propodeal declivity with two longitudinal keels, lateral areas reticulate rugose and median area shiny and granulate.

Description. ♂ ( Fig. 52 ). Fully winged; body length 1.6 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown; mesosoma black; metasoma and legs brown. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 4:3.5:4:5:6:7:6:6:6:8. Head dull, granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 7; OL = 4; OOL = 3; OPL = 2; TL = 3; greatest breadth of posterior ocellus about as long as OPL. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum dull, granulate. Notauli absent. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity with two longitudinal keels, lateral areas reticulate rugose and median area shiny and granulate. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands or spots; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (2:7). Paramere ( Fig. 51F ) much shorter than penis, without distal inner pointed process. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♀. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♂ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, Winterberg, The Hoek Farm , 32°21.260’S 26°23.001’E, 1879 m, 22.II–9.IV.2010, MT, WTB09-GRA1-M02, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, S. van Noort leg., SAM-HYM-P038921 ( SAMC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. South Africa.

Etymology. The species is named hoekense after the collection site in Hoek Farm.

Figures

FIGURE 51. ♂ genitalia of Anteon species. A: A. granulatum Olmi, van Noort & Guglielmino, holotype; B: A. griswoldi Olmi, holotype; C: A. gutturnium (Benoit), ♂ from South Africa, Katberg; D: A. harinhalai Olmi, holotype; E: A. harteni Olmi, ho- lotype; F: A. hoekense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., holotype. Scale bar: A, D: 0.07 mm; B: 0.10 mm; C: 0.13 mm; E: 0.12 mm; F: 0.09 mm.

FIGURE 52. Anteon hoekense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♂ holotype: habitus in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view; mesosoma in lateral view (C); head in frontal view (D).