Anteon namibiense Olmi, 1984

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 176-177

69. Anteon namibiense Olmi, 1984

( Fig. 63F )

Anteon namibiense Olmi 1984: 383 .

Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 2.0– 2.2 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown, except scape and pedicel testaceous; tegula testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma black; proleg testaceous; meso- and metaleg brown. Antennomeres in following proportions: 11:4:4:3:3.5:3.5:3.5:3.5:3.5:4.5. Head dull, granulate; frontal line complete; frons with two lateral keels near orbits directed towards antennal toruli; occipital carina complete; POL = 8; OL = 4; OOL = 5; OPL = 3; TL = 2. Pronotum granulate; posterior surface much shorter than mesoscutum (2:15); pronotal tubercle reaching tegula. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli incomplete, very short, faintly visible near anterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity granulate, slightly rugose, without longitudinal keels. Forewing with two dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (2:6). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 6.5:1.5:1:1.5:5.5. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 63F ) very long, longer than protarsomere 5, with proximal prominence bearing one long bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 63F ) with four lamellae and some bristles. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype: NAMIBIA: Aus , 8–30.XI.1929, R.E. Turner leg. ( NHMUK) . Para- types: NAMIBIA: same locality label as holotype , 1♀ ( AMNH). SOUTH AFRICA: Free State, Glen , X.1958, D.P. Annecke leg. , 1♀ ( NHMUK). Other material: BENIN: Gomé , 12.XI.1993 , 1♀ ( CIRAD) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Benin, Namibia, South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 63. Chelae of Anteon species holotypes. A: A. medleri Olmi; B: A. merinum Olmi; C: A. mingoae Olmi; D: A. mubfs Olmi, van Noort & Guglielmino; E: A. musmani Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.; F: A. namibiense Olmi. Scale bar: A: 0.06 mm; B, F: 0.04 mm; C: 0.09 mm; D, E: 0.05 mm.