Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea) Author Olmi, Massimo Author Copeland, Robert S. Author Noort, Simon Van text Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-10 4630 1 1 619 journal article 26202 10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1 db6a16a6-0fe8-4987-8ad5-42223825fcd7 1175-5326 3336635 8D375836-CCBA-473C-836F-6ABD44B4F881 50. Gonatopus mossambicus Olmi, 1998 ( Figs 200A , 201A ) Gonatopus mossambicus Olmi 1998c: 63 ; 2004a: 367 ; Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 48 . Description. ♀ . Apterous; body length 1.7–2.9 mm . Completely testaceous, except petiole black, posterior third of metasoma black and antennomeres 3–10 brown or black. Head rarely darkened. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 7:4.5:6:4.5:4.5:4.5:4.5:4:4:6. Head excavated, shiny, unsculptured; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; temple distinct; POL = 1; OL = 1; OOL = 6. Palpal formula 3/2. Pronotum shiny, unsculptured, not crossed by transverse impression or very slightly impressed. Metanotum very sloping anteriorly, about coplanar to mesoscutellum. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Metapectal-propodeal disc usually unsculptured, occasionally granulate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 10:2:4:9:15. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 201A ) with one small subapical tooth and a two peg-like setae + one bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 201A ) with one row of 1 (proximal) + 12 lamellae; apex with seven lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1. ♂ . Fully winged; body length 1.7–2.0 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna and mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs brown, except tarsi and stalks of femora testaceous. Antenna filiform, with antennomere 3 less than 3 × as long as broad (5:2); antennomeres in following proportions: 4:3.5:5:5:5:5:5:5:4.5:7. Head dull, granulate; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 4; vertex with smooth ovoidal shiny area situated between eyes and lateral ocelli (area surrounded anteriorly by strong prominent process). Palpal formula 3/2. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.3 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, finely punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, completely granulate. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part (9:6). Dorsal process of paramere ( Fig. 200A ) much shorter than paramere. Tibial spurs 1/1/2. Material examined . Types : ♀ holotype : MOZAMBIQUE : Maputo Prov. , along Maputo-Boane road, 3 km N of Umbelúzi , C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 1.XII.1993 , Sf. 18.XII.1993 , M. Olmi reared from Cicadellidae ( AMNH ). Para- types: MOZAMBIQUE : same locality label as holotype , 29♀♀ , 8♂♂ ( AMNH ) and 1♀ , 1♂ ( USNM ), reared as follows: C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 30.XI.1993 , Sf. 17.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 1.XII.1993 , Sf. 18.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 3.XII.1993 , Sf. 19.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 2.XII.1993 , Sf. 20.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 29.XI.1993 , Sf. 20.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 30.XI.1993 , Sf. 17.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 2.XII.1993 , Sf. 20.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 1.XII.1993 , Sf. 18.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 2.XII.1993 , Sf. 20.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 2.XII.1993 , Sf. 18.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 1.XII.1993 , Sf. 18.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 2.XII.1993 , Sf. 18.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 2.XII.1993 , Sf. 18.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 23.XI.1993 , Sf. 10.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 18.XI.1993 , Sf. 7.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 18.XI.1993 , Sf. 6.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 18.XI.1993 , Sf. 6.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 18.XI.1993 , Sf. 7.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 17.XI.1993 , Sf. 5.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 17.XI.1993 , Sf. 5.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 17.XI.1993 , Sf. 5.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 18.XI.1993 , Sf. 6.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 18.XI.1993 , Sf. 6.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 17.XI.1993 , Sf. 5.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 17.XI.1993 , Sf. 5.XII.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 19.X.1993 , B. 23.X.1993 , Sf. 13.XI.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 19.X.1993 , B. 20.X.1993 , Sf. 11.XI.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 19.X.1993 , B. 22.X.1993 , Sf. 11.XI.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 19.X.1993 , B. 20.X.1993 , Sf. 11.XI.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 1.XII.1993 , Sf. 18.XII.1993 , 1♂ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 30.XI.1993 , Sf. 16.XII.1993 , 1♂ ; C. 29.XI.1993 , B. 1.XII.1993 , Sf. 17.XII.1993 , 1♂ ; C. 19.X.1993 , B. 22.X.1993 , Sf. 12.XI.1993 , 1♂ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 18.XI.1993 , Sf. 5.XII.1993 , 1♂ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 16.XI.1993 , Sf. 5.XII.1993 , 1♂ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 18.XI.1993 , Sf. 6.XII.1993 , 1♂ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 18.XI.1993 , Sf. 6.XII.1993 , 1♂ ; C. 15.XI.1993 , B. 17.XI.1993 , Sf. 5.XII.1993 , 1♂ ; Maputo Prov. , near Magude , Chobela, C. 29.X.1993 , B. 2.XI.1993 , Sf. 24.XI.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.X.1993 , B. 2.XI.1993 , Sf. 24.XI.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.X.1993 , B. 1.XI.1993 , Sf. 22.XI.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.X.1993 , B. 31.X.1993 , Sf. 22.XI.1993 , 1♀ ; C. 29.X.1993 , B. 4.XI.1993 , Sf. 26.XI.1993 , 1♀ . Other material : GABON : Prefecture Ogoové-Maritime , Reserve de la Moukalaba-Dougoua , 7 km NW Doussala , 2°19.84’S 10°32.65’E , 110 m , 21.III.2000 , sweep, savanna, grasses & Nauclea latifolia , S. van Noort leg., 1♀ ( SAMC ). MOZAMBIQUE : Maputo Prov. , Maputo , Maputo Race-course , M. Olmi leg. , 2♀♀ ( AMNH ); Maputo Prov. , 6 km E of Manhiça , C. 25.IX.1996 , M. Olmi leg., 3♀♀ ( AMNH ); Niassa , Cuamba , reared from Doratulina instabilis (Ribaut) , M. Olmi reared, C. 15.XI.1999 , B. 18.XI.1999 , Sf. 5.XII.1999 , 1♀ ( MOLC ); same locality label, reared from Stirellus flavovirescens (Stål) , C. 4.IV.2003 , B. 8.IV.2003 , 1♀ ( MOLC ) . Hosts . Cicadellidae ( Guglielmino et al . 2013 ) : in Mozambique : Anaconura instabilis (Ribaut) (= Doratulina instabilis (Ribaut)) ; Stirellus flavovirescens (Stål) . Natural enemies . Hymenoptera Encyrtidae : in Mozambique : Cheiloneurus gonatopodis R. Perkins. This Encyrtid is one of the most common natural enemies of Dryinids in Mozambique (see also Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko , Gonatopus amoenus Olmi and Gonatopus incognitus Olmi ). The reared specimens have the following locality labels: 10 : Mozambique , Maputo Prov. , 5 km E Manhiça, parasitized leafhopper collected on 17.IX.1996 ; cocoon spun on 19.IX.1996 ; encyrtids emergence on 7.X.1996 ; 1♂ , 3♀♀ ( MOLC ) . Distribution . Gabon , Mozambique .