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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23.
Gonatopus ceres
(
Olmi, 1984
)
(
Figs 179C
,
180B
)
Agonatopoides ceres
Olmi 1984: 1328
.
Gonatopus ceres
(Olmi)
:
Olmi 1998e: 94
;
2004a: 369
; 2006: 46;
Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 44
, 46; 2014a: 40.
Description.
♀
. Apterous; body length
3.3–3.7 mm
. Completely testaceous-reddish, except petiole black. Antenna clavate; antennomeres of
holotype
in following proportions: 19:11:34:21:22:14:13:12:12:19. Head excavated, dull, granulate; frontal line almost complete, absent only near clypeus; occipital carina absent; POL = 5; OL = 6; OOL = 20. Palpal formula 5/3. Pronotum dull, granulate, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum dull, granulate, without lateral pointed apophyses (
Fig. 180B
). Metanotum transversely striate, excavated behind mesoscutellum, with sides protruding; lateral protrusions of metanotum slightly pointed (
Fig. 180B
). Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, granulate, sculptured by many slight longitudinal striae; propodeal declivity, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Occasionally propodeal declivity mostly granulate and rugose, with distal third transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomere 1 slightly shorter than 4 (13:16). Enlarged claw (
Fig. 179C
) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of 6–12 lamellae. Protarsomere 5 (
Fig. 179C
) with two rows of 13–23 lamellae; apex with 12–18 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.
♂
. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Types
:
♀
holotype
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Western Cape
,
Ceres
,
III.1925
,
R.E. Turner
leg. (
NHMUK
)
.
Paratype
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Eastern Cape
,
Port St. Johns
,
15–31.V.1923
,
R.E. Turner
leg.
,
1♀
(
NHMUK
).
Other material
:
MOZAMBIQUE
:
Nampula Prov.
,
Nampula
, near
Nampula
Catholic Seminary
, sweep- ing,
21.XI.1999
,
M. Olmi
leg.
,
1♀
(
MOLC
);
Niassa
,
Cuamba
,
Camboja
, near
University Dormitory
, reared from a
♀
adult of
Caliscelis
sp., C.
15.XI.1999
, B.
19.XI.1999
, Sf.
18.XII.1999
, M. Olmi reared,
1♀
(
MOLC
); same locality label, reared from an adult of
Eumecurus hottentottus
(Stål)
, C.
15.XI.1999
, B.
17.XI.1999
,
Sf.
18.XII.1999
,
M. Olmi
reared
,
1♀
(
MOLC
).
NAMIBIA
:
Namib
/
Naukluft Park
,
Kuiseb River
near
Gobabeb
,
23°34’S
15°03’E
,
18.II– 20.III.1983
(
AMNH
).
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Western Cape
,
Fynbos Estate
,
Dragonridge
,
33°34.092’S
18°47.680’E
,
635 m
,
26.X.2009
–
8.II.2010
, YPT, Boland Granite Fynbos, S. van Noort leg.,
4♀♀
(
3 in
SAMC
,
1 in
MOLC
);
Western Cape
,
Koeberg Nature Reserve
,
33°37.622’S
18°24.259’E
,
3–31.X.1997
, MT,
West
Coast
Strandveld
,
S. van Noort
leg.
,
1♀
(
SAMC
).
TANZANIA
:
Chambezi
,
VII.1987
, on coconut,
A.M. Varela
leg.
,
1♀
(
NHMUK
).
ZIMBABWE
:
Sawmills
,
9.VII.1923
,
Rhodesia Museum
,
1♀
(
SAMC
)
.
Hosts
.
Caliscelidae
and
Cixiidae (
Guglielmino
et al
. 2013
)
:
Caliscelidae
: in
Mozambique
:
Caliscelis
sp.;
Cixiidae
: in
Mozambique
:
Eumecurus hottentottus
(Stål)
.
Distribution
.
Mozambique
,
Namibia
,
South Africa
,
Tanzania
,
Zimbabwe
.