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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58.
Gonatopus aestivus
Olmi, 1987
(
Fig. 204A
)
Gonatopus aestivus
Olmi 1987b: 229
; 2006: 48.
Description.
♀
. Apterous; body length
2.2–3.6 mm
.
Holotype
reddish-dark, except head and metasoma blackish. In specimen from
South Africa
,
34°27.414’S
19°21.393’E
, head brown, except mandible, clypeus and short fron- tal stripe along orbits yellow-testaceous; mesosoma brown-reddish. In specimen from
South Africa
,
32°21.260’S
26°23.001’E
, head brown, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of frons testaceous; antenna testaceous, except last two antennomeres brown; mesosoma brown, except most part of mesoscutum testaceous; metasoma browntestaceous; legs mostly brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:5:12:8:6:6:5:5:5:7. Head excavated, dull, granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 1.5; OL = 3; OOL = 9. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression, granulate. Mesoscutum with two lateral pointed apophyses. Metanotum rugose, excavated behind mesoscutellum. Metapectal-propodeal disc fusiform, reticulate rugose (in specimens from
South Africa
,
34°27.414’S
19°21.393’E
and
32°21.260’S
26°23.001’E
, slightly granulate); propodeal declivity and metapleuron transversely striate. Mesopleuron granulate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 14:4:7:18:29. Enlarged claw (
Fig. 204A
) with one small subapical tooth and 3–6 proximal setae. Protarsomere 5 (
Fig. 204A
) with two rows of 3 (proximal) + 17–21 lamellae; apex with 12–15 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.
♂
. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Types
:
♀
holotype
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Western Cape
,
near Cape Town, Milnerton
,
I.1926
,
R.E. Turner
leg. (
NHMUK
).
Paratype
: same locality label as
holotype
,
1♀
(
NHMUK
).
Other material
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Eastern Cape
, Winterberg, The Hoek Farm,
32°21.260’S
26°23.001’E
,
1879 m
,
6.X.2010
–
18.I.2011
, MT, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, S. van Noort leg., WTB09-GRA1-M05,
1♀
(
SAMC
);
Western Cape
, Uitsig Farm near Clanwilliam,
31°58’S
19°07’E
,
380 m
,
28.XI.1996
, collected by D-Vac from 4–yr old
Aspalathus linearis
plantation, Neser, Oberprieler & Stiller leg.,
1♀
(
SANC
);
Walker
Bay
Nature Reserve,
34°27.414’S
19°21.393’E
,
57 m
,
29.XI.1997
, sweep, South Coast Strandveld, S. van Noort leg.,
1♀
(
SAMC
); Gamkaberg Nature Reserve,
33°39.941’S
21°53.505’E
,
315 m
,
21.III–5.V.2009
, MT, Gamka Thicket, S. van Noort leg.,
1♀
(
SAMC
); Koeberg Nature Reserve,
33°37.52’S
18°25.33’E
,
8.VIII.1997
, sweep 1,
Metalasia muricata
and
Restio
sp., Sand Plain Fynbos, S. van Noort leg.,
1♀
(
SAMC
); Koeberg Nature Reserve,
33°37.517’S
18°25.325’E
,
31.X.1997
, sweep, Sand Plain Fynbos, S. van Noort leg.,
4♀♀
(
3 in
SAMC
,
1 in
MOLC
).
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
South Africa
.