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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10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1
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40.
Gonatopus karooensis
Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs 190
,
192G, H
,
194A
)
Diagnosis
. Apterous
♀
of
Gonatopus
with palpal formula 6/3; head excavated; pronotum crossed by strong transverse furrow; metapectal-propodeal disc and propodeal declivity totally ferruginous; metapectal-propodeal disc sculptured by irregular longitudinal keels; protarsomere 1 longer than 4; enlarged claw (
Fig. 194A
) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of lamellae.
Description.
♀
(
Fig. 190
). Apterous; body length 3.0 mm. Ferruginous, except petiole black and metasoma brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 11:7:14:9:7:5:5:4:4:7. Head excavated, shiny, granulate, except two large unsculptured areas on sides of frontal line; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; temple distinct; POL = 1; OL = 3; OOL = 9; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli shorter than OL (2:3). Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum shiny, with many slight longitudinal striae on disc and lateral regions; rest of surface unsculptured; pronotum crossed by strong transverse furrow. Mesoscutum shiny, sculptured with some longitudinal striae and with two strong, pointed apophyses laterally (
Fig. 192G
). Mesoscutellum shiny, smooth, sloping strongly anteriorly. Metanotum deeply excavated behind mesoscutellum (
Fig. 192H
), flat, strongly rugose, with sides protruding (lat- eral protrusions slightly pointed (
Fig. 192G
)). Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, strongly sculptured by numerous irregular longitudinal keels and partly rugose; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron partly granulate and partly transversely striate. Metapleuron dull, transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and com- plete, step shaped. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 17:3:5:14:22. Enlarged claw (
Fig. 194A
) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of five lamellae. Protarsomere 5 (
Fig. 194A
) with two rows of 14 lamellae; apex with at least 20 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.
♂. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Type
:
♀
holotype
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Northern Cape
,
30 km
N of Calvinia, Kelkiewyn Farm
,
31°12.923’S
19°40.812’E
,
762 m
,
27.X.2009
–
9.II.2010
, MT,
Hantam Succulent Karoo
,
S. van Noort
leg.,
SAM-HYM-A022287
(
SAMC
).
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
. South Africa.
Etymology
. The species is named
karooensis
after the collection site in the Karoo.