Revision of the Australian species of Gonatopus group 5 (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae), with description of a new species from the Society Islands, French Polynesia
Author
Olmi, Massimo
Tropical Entomology Research Center, Via De Gasperi 10, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
olmi@unitus.it
Author
Marletta, Alessandro
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Animal Biology section, University of Catania, Italy.
amarlet@unict.it
Author
Guglielmino, Adalgisa
Department of Agriculture, Forests, Nature and Energy, University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
guglielm@unitus.it
text
Zootaxa
2014
2014-12-17
3895
4
525
546
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3895.4.4
edcd372f-8928-46ed-add7-6eca8ec4379a
1175-5326
226872
3B26216E-84B7-4B7A-AAD8-B292E9486FA2
8.
Gonatopus perraulti
Olmi, Marletta & Guglielmino
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs 17
,
30
)
Material examined
.
Type
.
Holotype
,
♀
:
FRENCH POLYNESIA
:
SOCIETY ISLANDS
:
Leeward Islands
(
=
Îles Sous-le-vent
),
Huahine Island
,
1.i.1974
,
G. Perrault
leg. (
MNHN
).
Diagnosis
. Female with pronotum shiny, unsculptured; metanotum with rounded lateral protrusions (
Fig. 17
); meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete; metathorax + propodeum with anterior surface and disc shiny, sculptured by irregular keels; posterior surface of propodeum sculptured by strong transverse keels; segment 5 of protarsus with less than 20 medial lamellae (
Fig. 30
).
Male
unknown.
Description.
FEMALE. Apterous; length 3.4 mm. Head testaceous, except large brown region on vertex and posterior half of face; antenna brown-testaceous, except segments 1–2 testaceous; prothorax brown, except lateral and posterior borders of pronotum testaceous; scutum with dorsal and lateral surfaces brown; scutellum brown; metathorax + propodeum ferruginous, except posterior half of propodeum brown; metasoma brown; legs testaceous, except proximal extremity of procoxa and part of clubs of femora brown Antenna clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 9:6:13:7:7:6:5:5:5:8. Head shiny, alutaceous; frontal line complete, surrounded by longitudinal furrow; occipital carina incomplete, only shortly present behind posterior ocelli; POL = 1; OL = 2; OOL = 8. Palpal formula 3/2. Pronotum shiny, smooth, unsculptured, crossed by very weak transverse impression. Scutum dull, sculptured by some longitudinal striae. Scutellum dull, punctate. Metanotum with sides protruding; lateral protrusions rounded (
Fig. 17
). Meso-metapleural suture complete. Metathorax + propodeum with anterior surface and disc shiny, sculptured by irregular keels; posterior surface of propodeum sculptured by strong transverse keels; mesopleuron and metapleuron completely sculptured by strong transverse keels. Protarsal segments in following proportions: 13:3:5:15:23. Enlarged claw (
Fig. 30
) with one large subapical tooth and one row of 5 lamellae. Segment 5 of protarsus (
Fig. 30
) with 2 rows of 15 lamellae; distal apex with about 12 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.
MALE. Unknown.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Etymology.
The species is named after the collector, Mr Gérard Perrault.
Distribution
.
French Polynesia
: Society Islands (Huahine
Island
).