Anteon majunganum 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 : 165

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1

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persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987E2-FF0B-2AEC-FF3E-D407FA6AFA44

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scientific name

Anteon majunganum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
status

sp. nov.

58. Anteon majunganum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 58A View FIGURE 58 , 59 View FIGURE 59 , 60A View FIGURE 60 )

Diagnosis. ♂ of Anteon with head granulate; OPL slightly shorter than TL; antenna almost moniliform ( Fig. 58A View FIGURE 58 ); antennomere 4 about as long as broad; mesoscutum dull, granulate; notauli very short, reaching about 0.3 × length of mesoscutum; metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel; propodeal declivity without longitudinal keels; paramere with inner side provided with numerous papillae ( Fig. 60A View FIGURE 60 ).

Description. ♂ ( Figs 58A View FIGURE 58 , 59 View FIGURE 59 ). Fully winged; body length 1.6 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown-testaceous, except scape and pedicel testaceous; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs brown, except tarsi and part of coxae, tibiae and femora testaceous. Antenna almost moniliform; antennomeres in following proportions: 6:4:2:2:3:3:3:3.5:3:4; antennomere 4 about as long as broad. Head ( Fig. 59D View FIGURE 59 ) dull, granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 3; OPL = 2; TL = 2.5; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli about as long as OPL. Mesoscutum ( Fig. 59B View FIGURE 59 ) dull, granulate. Notauli very short, reaching about 0.3 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels; areolae of propodeal declivity less wide than those of metapectal-propodeal disc. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands or spots; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (1:4). Paramere ( Fig. 60A View FIGURE 60 ) with inner side provided with numerous papillae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♀. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♂ holotype (CASTYPE19442): MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga, Ampijoroa Nation- al Park , 160 km N of Maevatanana on RN 04, 16°19’16’’S 46°48’80’’E, 43 m, 17–24.VIII.2003, MT, deciduous forest, R. Harin’Hala leg., MA-25-11 ( CAS) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Etymology. The species is named majunganum after the collection site in Majunga (= Mahajanga) Province.

CAS

California Academy of Sciences

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

SuperFamily

Chrysidoidea

Family

Dryinidae

SubFamily

Conganteoninae

Genus

Anteon

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