Revision of the Afrotropical species of Gonatopus group 3 (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae), with description of a new species from Ghana
Author
Guglielmino, Adalgisa
Author
Olmi, Massimo
text
Zootaxa
2014
3802
1
35
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journal article
36848
10.11646/zootaxa.3802.1.3
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1175-5326
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6.
Gonatopus mixtus
Olmi, 2004
(
Fig. 14
)
Gonatopus mixtus
Olmi 2004b
: 103
;
Azevedo
et al
. 2010
: 897
.
Material examined
.
Type
.
Holotype
♀:
MADAGASCAR
: Fianarantsoa Province, Ranomafana National Park, Vohiparara area,
21°24.032'S
47°39.399'E
,
1150 m
, Pitfall trap, mixed tropical forest,
8–19.I.2001
, D.H. & K.M. Kavanaugh, R.L. Brett, E. Elsom & F. Vargas leg. (
CAS
).
Other material
.
MADAGASCAR
: Fianarantsoa Province, Ranomafana National Park, Vatoharanana River, 4.1 Km 231° SW Ranomafana,
21°17.24'S
47°26.00'E
,
1100 m
, sifted litter, montane rainforest,
27–31.III.2003
, Fisher, Griswold
et al
. leg., 3♀♀ (
2 in
CAS
,
1 in
MOLC
); Fianarantsoa Province, 7 Km W Ranomafana,
900 m
,
20–31.I.1990
, flight intercept-yellow pan trap in Malaise trap in small clearing montante rainforest, W.E. Steiner leg., 1♀ (
USNM
); Toamasina Province, Montagne d'Anianaharibe, 18.0 Km 21° NNE Ambinanitelo,
15°11.18'S
49°36.54'E
,
470 m
,
8–12.III.2003
, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood) in rainforest, Fisher, Griswold
et al
. leg., California Academy of Sciences, 1♀ (
CAS
).
Redescription
.
Female
: apterous; length
3.4–3.5 mm
(metasoma of
holotype
missing; length of head + mesosoma
2.2 mm
). Testaceous, except petiole black. Antenna of
holotype
testaceous, except last two segments whitish; antenna of specimen from
Madagascar
,
15°11.18'S
49°36.54'E
, brown, except segments 1–2 testaceous and segments 8–10 whitish. Antenna clavate; antennal segments of the
holotype
in following proportions: 10:4:12:5.5:5:5:5:5:5:9; antennal segments of female from
Madagascar
,
15°11.18'S
49°36.54'E
, in following proportions: 10:5:15:7:6:5.5:5.5:5.5:5:10. Head excavated, shiny, smooth, unsculptured; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; temple distinct. Head of the
holotype
with POL = 1; OL = 2; OOL = 6. Head of female from
Madagascar
,
15°11.18'S
49°36.54'E
, with POL = 0.5; OL = 1.5; OOL = 7. Palpal formula 5/3 or 6/3 (5/
3 in
holotype
; 6/
3 in
specimen from
Madagascar
, 7 Km W Ranomafana). Pronotum shiny, smooth, unsculptured, crossed by strong transverse furrow. Scutum shiny, smooth, unsculptured, with two large lateral pointed apophyses; scutum very slender, about twice as long as broad (length calculated from anterior margin to imaginary line joining two lateral pointed apophyses of scutum)(9:4.5). Scutellum shiny, smooth, flat. Metanotum not hollow behind scutellum, flat, almost completely smooth and unsculptured, with or without few short keels. Metanotum with two large lateral pointed apophyses. Metathorax + propodeum shiny, with anterior surface shiny, smooth, unsculptured; posterior surface of propodeum transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron smooth, shiny, unsculptured. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsal segments of
holotype
in following proportions: 10:2:4:12:20; protarsal segments of female from
Madagascar
,
15°11.18'S
49°36.54'E
, in following proportions: 13:2.5:5:15:25. Segment 5 of protarsus (
Fig. 14
) with two rows of 11–15 lamellae; distal apex with about 10–11 lamellae. Enlarged claw (
Fig. 14
) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of 4–5 lamellae and one bristle. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.
Male
. Unknown.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
Madagascar
.