Gonatopus ruvidus Olmi, 2010

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 451-452

32. Gonatopus ruvidus Olmi, 2010

( Figs 186B, C , 187A )

Gonatopus ruvidus Olmi 2010b: 64 ; Azevedo et al. 2010: 898; Guglielmino & Olmi 2014a: 46 .

Description. ♀ ( Figs 186B, C ). Apterous; body length 4.9 mm. Head brown, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of frons (with stripes along orbits) testaceous; antenna brown, except ventral side of scape, flagellomere 8, ventral side of flagellomeres 4–9 testaceous-whitish; mesosoma black, except lateral margins of pronotum testaceous; metasoma brown, with testaceous spots; legs brown, except meso- and metatrochanter, part of coxae, part of protrochanter, part of meso- and metafemur testaceous-whitish; tarsi testaceous. Antenna clavate; ADOs present in antennomeres 6–10; antennomeres in following proportions: 12:6:19:8:7:6:6:5:5:10. Head excavated, dull, with occiput unsculptured and frons sculptured by many longitudinal irregular striae; vertex with many transverse irregular striae situated on sides of ocelli; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; temple distinct; POL = 1.5; OL = 2; OOL = 10. Palpal formula 5/3. Pronotum shiny, unsculptured, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum shiny, sculptured by many longitudinal striae, with two large lateral pointed apophyses ( Fig. 186B ). Mesoscutum as long as broad (length calculated from anterior margin to imaginary line joining two lateral pointed apophyses of mesoscutum). Mesoscutellum shiny, smooth, flat. Metanotum about coplanar to mesoscutellum ( Fig. 186C ), flat, unsculptured, with two large lateral rounded protrusions ( Fig. 186B ). Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron shiny, unsculptured. Metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 15:3.5:5:21:34. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 187A ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of six lamellae; Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 187A ) with two rows of 4 + 16 lamellae; apex with at least 40 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: MADAGASCAR: Toamasina, Analamay, 18°48.22’S 48°20.13’E, 1068 m, 21.III.2004, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), montane rainforest, Malagasy ant tem, BLF 10502 ( CAS) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Figures

FIGURE 186. Habitus of Gonatopus species holotypes. A: G. pluvialis Olmi, ♀ in dorsal view. B, C: G. ruvidus Olmi, ♀ in dorsal (B) and lateral (C) view. D: G. bellicosus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.: ♀ in dorsal view; mesosoma sculpture. Scale bar: A: 3.00 mm.

FIGURE 187. Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes.A: G. ruvidus Olmi. B: G. scholtzi Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. C: G. schwarzorum Guglielmino & Olmi Scale bar: A: 0.14 mm; B: 0.05 mm; C: 0.07 mm.