Gonatopus spiracularis ( Benoit, 1963 )

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 438-439

19. Gonatopus spiracularis ( Benoit, 1963)

( Figs 175 A–C, 176 E)

Pseudogonatopus spiracularis Benoit 1963: 339 ; Olmi 1984: 1233.

Gonatopus spiracularis (Benoit) : Olmi 1994c: 11; Guglielmino & Olmi 1997: 221; Azevedo et al. 2010: 900.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 3.0– 3.4 mm. Completely yellow-testaceous, except petiole black. Body shiny, bare, unsculptured. Head ( Fig. 175A ) excavated. Palpal formula 4/2. Pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum without lateral pointed apophyses ( Fig. 175B ). Metanotum about coplanar to mesoscutellum ( Fig. 175C ), with sides protruding ( Fig. 175B ); lateral protrusions of metanotum rounded ( Fig. 175B ). Metapectal-propodeal disc with median longitudinal furrow; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Protarsomere 1 slightly shorter than 4 (13:14). Enlarged claw ( Fig. 176E ) with one large subapical tooth and one row of seven lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 176E ) with two rows of approximately 20 lamellae; apex with approximately 17 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype: MADAGASCAR: Toamasina, Brickaville , reared from Perkinsella saccharicida Kirkaldy, B. 3.VI.1961 , Sf. 3.VII.1961, M. Sigwalt reared ( MHNG). Paratypes: same locality label as holotype, Sf. III.1961, 1 ♀ ( MHNG); same locality label as holotype, Sf. 23.V.1961 , 1♀ ( MHNG); same locality label as holotype, 3.VI.1961 , 1♀ ( MRAC); same locality label as holotype, Sf. 31.VII.1961 , 1♀ ( MRAC) (accord- ing to the original description the type series is composed of 6 ♀♀) .

Hosts. Delphacidae ( Guglielmino et al. 2013) : in Madagascar: Perkinsiella saccharicida Kirkaldy.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Figures

FIGURE 175. Gonatopus species of group 2. A–C: G. spiracularis (Benoit), ♀ paratype: head in frontal view (A); mesosoma in dorsal (B) and lateral (C) view. D: G. vannoorti Olmi: head of ♀ holotype in frontal view. E: G. jacksoni Olmi, holotype chela. F: G. niassensis Olmi, holotype chela. G: G. ntumenensis Olmi, holotype chela. Scale bar: A: 0.24 mm; B, C: 0.80 mm; D: 0.19 mm; E: 0.09 mm; F: 0.08 mm; G: 0.11 mm.

FIGURE 176. Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes. A: G. pilosoides Olmi. B: G. polli (Benoit). C: G. ruens (Olmi). D: G. similis Brues. E: G. spiracularis (Benoit). F: G. vannoorti Olmi. Scale bar: A: 0.12 mm; B: 0.07 mm; C: 0.08 mm; D, F: 0.06 mm; E: 0.10 mm.