Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea)
Author
Olmi, Massimo
Author
Copeland, Robert S.
Author
Noort, Simon Van
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-10
4630
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1
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3.
Dryinus basilewskyi
Benoit, 1953
(
Figs 120C, D
,
121C, D
,
123
A–C)
Dryinus basilewskyi
Benoit 1953: 143
;
Olmi 1984: 774
.
Description.
♀
(
Figs 120C, D
,
123
A–C). Fully winged; body length
4.8–7.5 mm
. Head black, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of frons (more along orbits) yellow or testaceous (clypeus with posterior half brown in specimen from
Central African Republic
,
3º02.01’N
16º24.57’E
); antenna testaceous, except first two antennomeres yellow; propleuron black; pronotum black, except lateral margins and posterior collar reddish or testaceous; rest of mesosoma black (with brown nuances in specimen from
Central African Republic
,
3º02.01’N
16º24.57’E
); metasoma yellow–brown; legs yellow-testaceous. Head (
Figs 121C
,
123B
) shiny, unsculptured, except many slight striae on frons and vertex; occipital carina complete; lateral ocelli situated very close to occipital carina; POL = OL; OPL shorter than OL. Pronotum (
Fig. 123A
) shiny, with many striae around disc; pronotum bare, except posterior collar very setose; pronotum crossed by slight anterior transverse impression and strong posterior transverse furrow; anterior collar hardly visible; posterior collar short, about 0.5 × as long as distance from tegula to pronotal tubercle (4:9); pronotal tubercle not reaching tegula. Mesoscutum (
Fig. 123A
) dull, granulate. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.65 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum dull, granulate. Metapectal-propodeal disc reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels. Forewing (
Fig. 123C
) with two dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein more than 3 × as long as proximal part (17:5). Protarsomere 1 about as long as 4 (17:16); protarsomere 3 produced into hook. Enlarged claw (
Fig. 121D
) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of 11 lamellae (lamellae situated near subdistal tooth very long and similar to peg–like setae). Protarsomere 5 (
Fig. 121D
) with two rows of about 30 lamellae; apex with approximately 13 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.
♂. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Type
:
♀
holotype
:
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
:
Congo Central Prov.
(=
Bas
Congo Prov.
),
Mbanza-Ngungu
(=
Thysville
),
30.XI.1952
,
P. Basilewsky
leg. (MRAC)
.
Other material
:
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
:
Sangha-Mbaéré Prefecture
,
Parc National de Dzanga-Ndoki
,
Mabéa Bai
,
21.4km
53º
NE Bayanga
,
3º02.01’N
16º24.57’E
,
510 m
,
7.V.2001
, Sweep
,
CAR
01-S99, Lowland Rainforest, marsh clearing,
S. van Noort
leg.,
1♀
(SAMC)
.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
. Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo.