Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea)
Author
Olmi, Massimo
Author
Copeland, Robert S.
Author
Noort, Simon Van
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-10
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1
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32.
Bocchus whiteleyi
Olmi, 2007
(
Fig. 114F
)
Bocchus whiteleyi
Olmi 2007b: 211
;
2009b: 458
; Olmi
et al
. 2015: 355.
Description.
♂
. Fully winged; body length
1.6–3.2 mm
. Head black, except mandible testaceous; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; antenna testaceous-brown; legs brown, except articulations, tarsi and protibia testaceous.Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 13:7:9:8:8:8:8:8:7.5:9.5; antennomere 6 more than twice as long as broad (8.5:3.5). In specimens from
Kenya
,
0.32442°N
38.05038°E
, antennomere 6 twice as long as broad. Head convex, dull, covered with short setae, completely reticulate rugose; clypeus reticulate rugose; frontal line complete or incomplete (then only present in anterior third or half of frons near clypeus); occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 4; OOL = 9; OPL = 4; TL = 6. In specimen from
Kenya
,
0.32442°N
38.05038°E
, POL = 4; OOL = 9. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum dull, completely reticulate rugose. Notauli absent. In small specimen (
1.56 mm
) from
Madagascar
,
18°01.35’S
44°03.02’E
, mesoscutellum granulate. Mesopleuron dull, reticulate rugose. Metapleuron dull, sculptured by numerous strong transverse keels. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, dull, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity with two complete longitudinal keels, median area almost completely shiny and unsculptured, rugose only near margins, and lateral areas completely reticulate rugose. In specimens from
Kenya
,
0.32442°N
38.05038°E
and
4.48576°S
39.25845°E
, propodeal declivity with median area dull, completely reticulate rugose. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein slightly longer than proximal part (13:10); 2R1 cell open. Genitalia in
Fig.
114F
. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.
♀
. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Types
:
♂
holotype
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
KwaZulu-Natal
,
Ramsgate, butterfly sanctuary
,
30°53.3’S
30°20.4’E
,
26–28.III.2004
, YPT,
M. Mostovski
leg. (
NMSA
).
Paratypes
: same locality label as holotype,
6.VI–9.VII.2004
,
2♂♂
(
NMSA
,
MOLC
);
same locality label as
holotype
,
9.VII–9.VIII.2004
,
1♂
(
NMSA
); same locality label as
holotype
,
9.VIII–2.IX.2004
,
1♂
(
NMSA
); same locality label as
holotype
,
3.IX–2.X.2004
,
2♂♂
(
NMSA
).
Other material
:
KENYA
:
Coast Prov.
,
Buda Forest
,
4.46109°S
39.40446°E
,
98 m
,
15–29.I.2016
, MT, indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg.,
1♂
(
NMK
); same locality label,
11–25.III.2016
,
1♂
(
NMK
); same locality label
8–22.IV.2016
,
1♂
(
NMK
);
Coast Prov.
,
Muhaka Forest
,
4.32530°S
39.52345°E
,
52 m
,
30.V–19.VI.2013
, 6 m MT, indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg.,
2♂♂
(
NMK
);
Coast Prov.
,
Muhaka Forest
,
4.32664°S
39.52462°E
,
41 m
,
6–20.IX.2014
, MT, indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg.,
1♂
(
NMK
);
Coast Prov.
,
Mrima Hill Forest
,
4.48576°S
39.25845°E
,
212 m
,
19.IX–3.X.2011
, MT, indigenous forest edge, R. Copeland leg.,
1♂
(
NMK
);
Coast Prov.
, Ka- sigau
Mtn.
,
3.82700°S
38.05038°E
,
1065 m
,
5–19.X.2011
, MT, inside indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg.,
7♂♂
(
NMK
);
Eastern Province
,
Ngaia Forest
,
0.32442°N
38.05038°E
,
1057 m
, bottom of forest, MT, inside indigenous forest,
22.VI–6.VII.2011
, R. Copeland leg.,
2♂♂
(
NMK
); same locality label,
11–25.V.2011
,
3♂♂
(
NMK
); same locality label,
12–26.XI.2011
,
2♂♂
(
NMK
); same locality label,
8–22.VI.2011
,
15♂♂
(
14 in
NMK
,
1 in
MOLC
); same locality label,
24.XII.2011
–
7.I.2012
,
11♂♂
(
5 in
NMK
,
2 in
MOLC
); same locality label,
13–27.IV.2011
,
4♂♂
(
NMK
); same locality label,
7–21.I.2012
,
2♂♂
(
NMK
); same locality label,
10–24.XII.2011
,
1♂
(
NMK
); same locality label,
9–23.VII.2011
,
1♂
(
NMK
).
MADAGASCAR
:
Mahajanga
,
Beanka Forest Reserve
,
50.2 km
E Maintirano
,
18°01.35’S
44°03.02’E
,
250 m
,
19–26.X.2009
,
tropical dry forest on tsingy, MT, B.L.
Fisher
et al
. leg., BLF22787
,
1♂
(
CAS
).
SOUTH AFRICA
:
KwaZulu-Natal
,
Mabibi Campsite
,
27°19.818’S
32°44.792’E
,
50 m
,
18–20.X.2010
,
MT,
Maputaland Coastal Belt
, SA10-MAB-M01
,
1♂
(
SAMC
)
.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
Kenya
,
Madagascar
,
South Africa
.