Anteon kwazuluense, Olmi, 2007

Olmi, Massimo, 2007, New species of Afrotropical Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), with description of a new genus and a new subfamily, African Invertebrates 48 (2), pp. 199-232 : 208-209

Anteon kwazuluense sp. n.

Figs 7, 8

Etymology: This species is named after the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

Description:

Male.

Fully winged; length 1.37–1.75 mm (holotype 1.62 mm). Head black, with mandibles testaceous; antennae testaceous; occasionally testaceous-darkened, with segments 1 and 2 testaceous; mesosoma black; gaster brown; legs testaceous, occasionally with stalks of hind femora darkened. Antennae filiform; antennal segments in following proportions: 6:3.5:4.5:4:4:4.5:4.5:4:4.5:6. Head dull, completely strongly granulated, or with face granulated and very slightly rugose; frontal line absent; face without lateral keels; occipital carina complete; POL = 5; OL = 3; OOL = 4; OPL = 2; TL = 3; greatest diameter of posterior ocelli = 2. Scutum dull, completely strongly granulated, with region strictly close to anterior margin slightly rugose. Notauli only barely present near anterior margin of scutum. Scutellum and metanotum shiny, smooth, without sculpture. Propodeum with strong transverse keel between dorsal and posterior surface; dorsal surface reticulate rugose, dull; posterior surface dull, reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels, with areolae smaller than those of dorsal region. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of stigmal vein much shorter than proximal part (2.5:6.5). Parameres ( Figs 7, 8 ) without distal inner pointed process, with an inner more or less large proximal lobe showing mosaic drawing and not covered with papillae. Tibial spurs 1, 1, 2.

Female. Unknown.

Holotype: ơ “ SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Queen Elizabeth Park Res. [29º34.157'S: 30º19.299'E], alt. 833 m, nr. stream, 1.xii.2003, J. Londt & M. Mostovski ”; [red] “ Anteon kwazuluense sp. n. M. Olmi det. 2005 ơ” (NMSA).

Paratypes: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu -Natal : Royal Natal Nat. Park, 28 ° 41.4'S : 28 ° 56.3'E , alt. 1420 m, 10–13.xii.2004, Malaise trap, M. Mostovski,1ơ (NMSA); Ramsgate,Butterfly Sanctuary, 30 ° 53.3'S: 30 ° 20.4'E ,

Malaise trap near stream, 1.xi–2.xii.2004, M. Mostovski, 1ơ (NMSA); same locality, 3–26.ii.2005, 2ơ (NMSA); same locality, 20.iii–25.iv.2005, 1ơ (MOLC); Pietermaritzburg, Hilton, 29º32'30"S: 30º18'18"E, alt. 1131 m, garden, 6–14.iii.2005, yellow pan trap, V. Kolyada, 1ơ (NMSA).

Hosts: Unknown.

Comments: The male of A. kwazuluense is similar to those of A. brooksi Olmi, 2003 , and A. evertsi Olmi, 1989 . The main difference between A. brooksi and A. kwazuluense concerns the sculpture and position of the inner lobe of the parameres (subdistal and covered with papillae in A. brooksi ; proximal, showing a mosaic drawing and not covered with papillae in A. kwazuluense ). The main difference between A. evertsi and A. kwazuluense concerns the parameres (with an inner lobe showing a mosaic drawing in A. kwazuluense ; without an inner lobe in A. evertsi ).

Figures

Figs 7, 8. Anteon kwazuluense sp. n., genitalia: (7) male holotype, scale bar = 0.03 mm; (8) male paratype from Royal Natal Nat. Park, scale bar = 0.04 mm.