Apoaphelopus niassensis Olmi, 2007

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 595-596

3. Apoaphelopus niassensis Olmi, 2007

( Fig. 264E )

Apoaphelopus niassensis Olmi 2007b: 230 .

Description. ♂. Fully winged; length 1.1–1.3 mm. Head brown-testaceous, except mandible testaceous; antenna testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma testaceous-darkened; legs yellow-testaceous. Antenna filiform, very slender and long, shorter than body; antennomeres in following proportions: 7:3:2.5:3:3.5:4:3.5:3.5:3:5. Head convex, subspheroidal, dull, granulate, finely setose; occiput very concave, unsculptured; frontal line absent; central area of frons with slight short median longitudinal furrow; occipital carina complete; POL = 3; OL = 1.5; OOL = 2; minimum distance from eye to occipital carina about as long as OL; TL = 2.5; posterior ocelli touching occipital carina; temple very long, shorter than eye (2.5:5); mandible with one tooth. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, completely unsculptured. Notauli absent. Epicnemium exposed. Metapectal-propodeal disc and propodeal declivity shiny, completely unsculptured. Meso- and metapleuron shiny, unsculptured. In specimens from South Africa, 33°56.232’S 18°57.711’E, meso- and metapleuron rugose. Forewing without pterostigma, without costal cell, with costal vein very thick; 2r-rs&Rs vein present and not reaching margin of forewing; other veins of forewing absent, veins M and Cu being marked by dark stripes. Hind wing with costal vein absent, with two dark longitudinal median stripes. Basivolsella ( Fig. 264E ) with distal process parallel to distivolsella. Palpi absent. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♀. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♂ holotype: MOZAMBIQUE: Niassa, Cuamba District, Cuamba, Farm of the Catholic University of Mozambique , 600 m, 7.IV–2.VI.2006, MT, M. Olmi leg. ( MOLC). Other material: MO- ZAMBIQUE: same locality label as holotype, 4–18.IX.2007 , 1♂ ( MOLC). SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Bang- hoek Valley, Dwarsriviershoek Farm , 33°56.232’S 18°57.711’E, 410 m, 3–26.IV.2013, MT, Burnt Mesic Mountain Fynbos, BH 12-FYN3-M07, S. van Noort leg. , 1♂ ( SAMC); same locality label, 10.XII.2012 – 24.I.2013, BH12- FYN3-M05 , 1♂ ( MOLC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Mozambique, South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 264. A, B: Vannoortia capensis Olmi, ♂ holotype: mesosoma in ventral view (A; M = mesosternum); genitalia (B). C–F: ♂ genitalia of Apoaphelopus species holotypes: C: A. fisheri Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.; D: A. mostovskii Olmi; E: A. niassensis Olmi; F: A. wallacei Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. Scale bar: A: 0.43 mm; B: 0.09 mm; C: 0.05 mm; D: 0.06 mm; E: 0.08 mm; F: 0.04 mm.