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
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journal article
26202
10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1
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73.
Anteon nigropictum
Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
,
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 67B
)
Diagnosis
. Macropterous
♀
of
Anteon
with colour mostly black; head granulate, with slight irregular striae and areolae; pronotum with posterior surface much shorter than mesoscutum; mesoscutum granulate; forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; propodeal declivity rugose, without longitudinal keels; protarsomere 4 at most 0.5 × as long as basal part of 5; protarsomere 5 with basal part much longer than distal part (
Fig. 67B
).
Description
.
♀
. Fully winged; body length
2.1 mm
. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown, except scape and pedicel testaceous; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs brown-testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:4:4:4:4:5:4:4:5:6. Head dull, granulate, with slight irregular striae and areolae; frontal line absent; frons without lateral keels near orbits directed towards antennal toruli; occipital carina complete; POL = 7; OL = 3; OOL = 4; OPL = 5; TL = 4; greatest breadth of posterior ocellus shorter than OPL (1:5). Pronotum dull, transversely striate, except posterior surface almost completely unsculptured; posterior surface very short, shorter than anterior surface and shorter than mesoscutum (3:12); pronotal tubercle reaching tegula. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli incomplete, shortly visible near anterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (2:7). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 9:1:2:2:6. Enlarged claw (
Fig. 67B
) with proximal prominence bearing one long bristle. Protarsomere 5 (
Fig. 67B
) with basal part much longer than apical part (5:1), with two medial bristles and one distal lamella. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.
♂
. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Type
:
♀
holotype
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Eastern Cape
,
Winterberg
,
The Hoek Farm
,
32°21.260’S
26°23.001’E
,
1879 m
,
22.II–9.IV.2010
, MT,
Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, S.
van Noort leg., SAM- HYM-A035775 (
SAMC
)
.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
South Africa
.
Etymology
. The species is named
nigropictum
, because mostly black coloured.