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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121.
Gonatopus trochantericus
(
Benoit, 1954
)
(
Figs 240G, H, K
)
Eucamptonyx trochantericus
Benoit 1954: 387
.
Gonatopus scutellaris
Benoit 1954: 396
(synonymized by
Olmi 1984
);
type
locality: Bekily (
Madagascar
).
Gonatopus trochantericus
(Benoit)
:
Olmi 1984: 1631
;
1994c: 11
; 2006: 51;
Azevedo
et al
. 2010: 900
.
Description.
♀
. Apterous; body length
2.5–4.5 mm
. Head black, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of frons (more along orbits) yellow (in very large specimen (
4.5 mm
) from
Madagascar
,
22°18.48’S
45°17.30’E
, frons black, mandible and clypeus yellow); antenna yellow-reddish, except antennomeres 6–10, or 7–10, or 9–10 yellow; occasionally antenna totally brown, or testaceous, except antennomere 10 brown; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs yellow-reddish, except coxae and clubs of femora brownish; occasionally legs brown, except trochanters, tibiae and tarsi testaceous. Head excavated, shiny, unsculptured, except occiput and anterior region of frons granulate. Palpal formula 5/2 (in
scutellaris
), or 6/3 (in
trochantericus
). Pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression, shiny, unsculptured, bare. Mesoscutum shiny, with some longitudinal keels, with two pointed apophyses laterally (
Fig. 240G
). Metanotum excavated behind mesoscutellum (
Fig. 240H
). Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity more or less transversely striate. In specimen from
South Africa
,
33°37.622’S
18°24.259’E
, top of metapectal-propodeal disc with track of median longitudinal furrow. Mesopleuron not transversely striate. Metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomere 1 shorter than 4 (14:21). Enlarged claw (
Fig. 240K
) with one small subapical tooth and 1–9 peg-like setae or bristles. Protarsomere 5 (
Fig. 240K
) with inner side proximally not serrate and two rows of 25–38 lamellae; apex with 7–15 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.
♂
. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Types
:
♀
holotype
of
E. trochantericus
:
MADAGASCAR
:
Toliara
,
Bekily
,
IV.1937
,
A. Seyrig
leg. (
MNHN
);
♀
holotype
of
G. scutellaris
:
MADAGASCAR
:
Toliara
,
Bekily
,
I.1939
,
A. Seyrig
leg. (
MNHN
).
Paratype
of
E. trochantericus
: same locality label as
holotype
,
V.1937,
1
♀ (
MRAC
).
Paratypes
of
G. scutellaris
: same locality label as
holotype
,
V.1937,
2
♀♀ (
MNHN
); same locality label as
holotype
,
VIII.1938,
1
♀ (
MNHN
); same locality label as
holotype
,
X.1938,
1
♀ (
MRAC
); same locality label as
holotype
,
XI.1938,
1
♀ (
MRAC
).
Other material
:
MADAGASCAR
:
Fianarantsoa
,
Isalo
,
Analalava
,
1♀
(
AMNH
);
Fianarantsoa
,
Isalo National Park
,
Sahanafa River
,
29.2 km
351° N Ranohira
,
22°18.48’S
45°17.30’E
,
500 m
,
10–13.II.2003
, MT, gallery forest, BLF7652,
Fisher
, Griswold
et al
. leg.,
4♀♀
(
3 in
CAS
,
1 in
MOLC
);
Mahajanga
,
Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park
,
2.5 km
62° ENE Bekopaka
,
Ankidrodroa River
,
19°07.56’S
44°48.53’E
,
100 m
,
11–15.XI.2001
, sifted litter, tropical dry forest on Tsingy,
Fisher
, Griswold
et al
. leg., BLF 4340,
1♀
(
CAS
).
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Northern Cape
,
Three Sisters
,
1♀
(
SANC
);
Northern Cape
,
36 km
N Garies
, roadside N7,
9. VIII.2008
, R. Whar- ton leg.,
1♀
(
TAMU
);
Western Cape
,
Matjesfontein
,
4.XII.1931
, R.E. Turner leg.,
1♀
(
NHMUK
);
Western Cape
,
Koeberg Nature Reserve
,
33°37.622’S
18°24.259’E
,
17.IV–15.V.1998
,
MT,
West Coast Strandveld
,
S. van Noort
leg.
,
1♀
(
SAMC
)
.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
Madagascar
,
South Africa
.