Gonatopus nicator Olmi, 1998

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 448

28. Gonatopus nicator Olmi, 1998

( Figs 180H , 182D )

Gonatopus nicator Olmi 1998e: 94 ; Guglielmino & Olmi 2014a: 44 .

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 3.9 mm. Completely ferruginous, except metasoma partly brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:6:19:10:9:7:6:5:5:8. Head excavated, dull, granulate; frontal line absent; frons with short narrow longitudinal furrow situated in front of anterior ocellus and directed towards antennal toruli, reaching approximately mid length of frons; occipital carina absent; temple distinct; occiput dull, granulate; POL = 1.5; OL = 3; OOL = 11. Palpal formula 5/3. Pronotum shiny, sculptured by numerous longitudinal striae, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum shiny, sculptured by many longitudinal striae, without lateral pointed apophyses. Mesoscutellum sloping anteriorly. Metanotum sculptured by short longitudinal keels, deeply excavated behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 180H ); sides of metanotum protruding; lateral protrusions of metanotum rounded. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, sculptured by many longitudinal striae; top of metapectal-propodeal disc with strong median longitudinal furrow; propodeal declivity, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 17:4:6:16:28. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 182D ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of seven lamellae and one bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 182D ) with two rows of approximately 13 lamellae; apex with approximately 18 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: BOTSWANA: Central District, 30 km W of Palapye , 10.IV.1997, by sweeping, M. Olmi leg. ( AMNH) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Botswana.

Figures

FIGURE 180. Gonatopus: group 3. A: G. acuminatus (Olmi), mesosoma of ♀ holotype in lateral view. B: G. ceres (Olmi), ♀ from Namibia, Kuiseb River: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. C, D, I: G. fuscus (Olmi), ♀ holotype: head in frontal view (C); mesosoma in lateral view (D); habitus in dorsal view (I). E, F: G. hantamensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view (E); mesosoma in lateral view (F). G: G. madecassus Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. H: G. nicator Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view. Scale bar: A: 1.18 mm; B: 0.85 mm; C: 0.29 mm; D, F: 1.23 mm; E: 0.82 mm; G: 1.24 mm; H: 1.46 mm; I: 1.13 mm.

FIGURE 182.Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes.A: G. hantamensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. B: G. madecassus Olmi. C: G. mixtus Olmi. D: G. nicator Olmi. E: G. pluvialis Olmi. F: G. robertsoni Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. Scale bar: A, D, F: 0.09 mm; B: 0.13 mm; C, E: 0.07 mm.