Deinodryinus sofiensis, Guglielmino & Olmi, 2015

Guglielmino, Adalgisa & Olmi, Massimo, 2015, Revision of the Afrotropical species of Deinodryinus Perkins, 1907 (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae), with description of a new species from Madagascar, African Invertebrates 56 (1), pp. 229-229 : 253-254

Deinodryinus sofiensis sp. n.

Fig. 33

Etymology: Named after the type locality, Sofia district (now a region) in Madagascar. Description:

Male.

Macropterous; length 1.6–1.9 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna testaceous­brown, except segments 1–2 testaceous; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; fore­ and midleg yellow; hindleg testaceous­brown, except coxa brown.Antenna filiform, with hairs about as long as breadth of segments; antennal segments in the following proportions: 5:3.5:6:5:5:4:5:5:4.5:7. Head shiny, quite strongly punctate, unsculptured among punctae; areolae of face and vertex notably deep, so that the head seems to be rugose; frontal line absent; occipital carina complete; POL= 5; OL= 3; OOL=5; OPL=2.5; TL= 2; greatest breadth of posterior ocellus as long as OPL. Scutum and scutellum shiny, punctate, unsculptured among punctae. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.6× length of scutum. Metanotum shiny, smooth, unsculptured. Propodeum dull, reticulate rugose, without transverse keel between dorsal and posterior surface; posterior surface reticulate rugose, without longitudinal or transverse keels, with median area partly smooth, shiny and unsculptured Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of stigmal vein longer than proximal part (9:7). Paramere ( Fig. 33 ) with 2 large and long apical inner branches; one of these branches shows a few papillae situated mainly on the inner margin; the second branch shows a mosaic sculpture; the volsellae are situated between the two above branches; inner apical branch of paramere with distal apex considerably large. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Female. Unknown.

Holotype (examined): ♂ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga: Sofia District , 45 km S Antsohihy, 5 km W of Anjiamangirana, elev 97 m, 5–8.v.2011, 15°09.42'S 47°47.05'E, M. Irwin & R.Harin’Hala, Malaise trap, Analagnambe dry degraded forest ( CAS).

Paratypes (examined): 2♂ same data as holotype (1 CAS, 1 OLM) .

Distribution: Madagascar.

Hosts: Unknown.

Figures

Figs 31–36.(31, 32) Deinodryinussabaeus Olmi &Van Harten,paratype male:(31) propodeum dorsal view, (32) holotype – male genitalia; (33) D. sofiensis sp. n., holotype – male genitalia; (34–36) D. steineri Olmi: (34) holotype – male genitalia, (35, 36) paramere of Madagascan male – (35) 12°30.52'S 49°10.53'E and (36) 21°15.99'S 47°25.21'E. Scale bar = (31) 0.28 mm; (32, 33) 0.13 mm; (34) 0.21mm; (35) 0.24 mm; (36) 0.25 mm.