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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47.
Gonatopus flavotestaceus
Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs 197
,
198A, B
)
Diagnosis
. Apterous
♀
of
Gonatopus
with palpal formula 4/2; head and mesosoma completely yellow-testaceous; pronotum not crossed by transverse furrow; protarsomere 1 slightly longer than 4; enlarged claw (
Fig. 198B
) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of lamellae.
Description.
♀
(
Fig. 197
). Apterous; body length
2.7 mm
. Completely yellow-testaceous, except petiole black. Head (
Fig. 197C
) excavated, shiny, unsculptured; frontal line incomplete, present in anterior half of frons; occipital carina absent; POL = 1; OL = 2; OOL = 7. Palpal formula 4/2. Pronotum shiny, unsculptured, not crossed by transverse impression. Mesoscutum shiny, unsculptured, without lateral pointed apophyses. Metanotum shiny, unsculptured, flat, with sides rounded (
Fig. 197A
), about coplanar to mesoscutellum (
Figs 197B
,
198A
). Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity with posterior half transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron shiny, unsculptured. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 14:2:3:11:16. Enlarged claw (
Figs 197D
,
198B
) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of five lamellae. Protarsomere 5 (
Figs 197D
,
198B
) with two rows of 15 lamellae; apex with about eight lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.
♂. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Type
:
♀
holotype
(
CASTYPE19463
):
MADAGASCAR
:
Fianarantsoa
,
20 km
SSW Am- bositra, Ankazomivady
,
20°46.6’S
47°09.9’E
,
1700 m
,
7.I.1998
,
B.L.
Fisher
#1590,
disturbed montane rainforest edge
,
sifted litter
(
leaf mold, rotten wood
) (
CAS
).
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
. Madagascar.
Etymology
. The species is named
flavotestaceus
, because of its colour yellow-testaceous.