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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1.
Vannoortia capensis
Olmi, 2007
(
Figs 263A, B
,
264A, B
)
Vannoortia capensis
Olmi 2007c: 33
.
Description.
♂
(
Figs 263A, B
). Fully winged; length
1.4–1.7 mm
. Head black, except mandible testaceous (with teeth dark) and clypeus brown; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; antenna and legs brown. Antenna filiform, very slender and long, slightly longer than body (
Fig. 263A
); antennomeres in following proportions: 8:5:8:7.5:6.5:7:7:6. 5:6:7. Head convex, dull, strongly granulate; occiput concave, smooth, unsculptured; frontal line absent; central area of frons with slight short median longitudinal furrow; occipital carina complete; POL = 4; OL = 2.5; OOL = 3; OPL = 1; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli slightly shorter than OL (2:2.5); minimum distance from eye to occipital carina as long as OOL; temple very long, shorter than eye (3.5:5.5); clypeus with short median longitudinal keel; mandible with four irregular teeth. Palpal formula 6/3. Mesoscutum dull, completely granulate; notauli complete, posteriorly separated; minimum distance between notauli less than twice as long as breadth of posterior ocelli (3.5:2). In one of the two specimens from
South Africa
,
33°56.232’S
18°57.711’E
, notauli incomplete, almost reaching posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Epicnemium exposed. Mesosternum distinct (
Fig. 264A
). Metapectal-propodeal disc and propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, with areolae at least partly as large as tegulae. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part (8:7); 2R1 cell open. Hind wing hyaline, without dark transverse band. In one specimen from
South Africa
,
33°59.030’S
20°49.128’E
, fore- and hind wings slightly darkened. Paramere (
Fig. 264B
) without inner apical
and pointed expansion; basivolsella with apex parallel to distivolsella (
Fig. 264B
). Tibial spurs 1/1/2.
FIGURE 263.
Vannoortia capensis
Olmi
: ♂ paratype in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view. Scale bar: A: 1.60 mm; B: 0.90 mm.
♀
. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Types
:
♂
holotype
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Western Cape
,
Walker Bay Nature Reserve
,
34°27.41’S
19°21.39’E
, IX–XII.1997, MT,
S. van Noort
leg., SAM-HYM-P024845 (
SAMC
).
Paratypes
: same locality label as
holotype
, SAM-HYM-P024845
,
6♂♂
(
SAMC
); same locality label as
holotype
,
1♂
(
MOLC
).
Other material
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Western Cape
,
Fynbos Estate
,
Dragonridge
,
33°34.092’S
18°47.680’E
,
635 m
,
2.IV–30.VII.2010
, YPT,
Boland Granite Fynbos, S. van Noort
leg.
,
1♂
(
SAMC
);
Western Cape
,
Kogelberg Nature Reserve
,
34°16.481’S
19°01.033’E
,
16.II–16.III.1999
, MT,
Mesic Mountain
Fynbos, last burnt c. 1978,
S. van Noort
leg.
,
3♂♂
(
2 in
SAMC
,
1 in
MOLC
); same locality label,
16.I–16.II.1999
,
1♂
(
SAMC
); same locality label,
16.III–16.IV.1999
,
90♂♂
(
86 in
SAMC
,
4 in
MOLC
); same locality label,
16.IV–16.V.1999
,
1♂
(
SAMC
);
Western Cape
,
Western Cape
,
Banghoek Valley
,
Dwarsriviershoek Farm
,
33°56.232’S
18°57.711’E
,
410 m
,
14.IV– 2.VI.2014
, MT,
Mesic Mountain Fynbos, BH
12-FYN3-M18,
S. van Noort
leg.
,
2♂♂
(
SAMC
); same locality label,
6–28.VI.2013
,
Burnt Mesic Mountain Fynbos, BH
12-FYN3-M10
,
5♂♂
(
3 in
SAMC
,
2 in
MOLC
); same locality label,
10.XII.2012
–
24.I.2013
, BH12-FYN3-M05
,
42♂♂
(
39 in
SAMC
,
3 in
MOLC
); same locality label,
16.V– 6.VI.2013
, BH12-FYN3-M09
,
12♂♂
(
SAMC
);
Western Cape
,
Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve
,
33°59.030’S
20°49.128’E
,
340 m
,
13.V–21.VI.2012
, MT, over stream,
Afromontane Forest, S. van Noort
leg., GVB12-FOR1- M10
,
5♂♂
(
3 in
SAMC
,
2 in
MOLC
); same locality label,
18.V–30.VI.2013
, GVB12-FOR1-M18
,
2♂♂
(
SAMC
)
.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
South Africa
.