Dryinus daviesi Olmi, 2009

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 318

9. Dryinus daviesi Olmi, 2009

( Fig. 126C )

Dryinus daviesi Olmi 2009b: 452 .

Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 4.1 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; clypeus black, except lateral regions testaceous; antenna brown-testaceous, except antennomere 10 testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs brown, except coxae and clubs of femora black. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 13:6:26:12:9:8:6.5:6:5.5:8; ADOs on antennomeres 5–10. Head dull, granulate, with few longitudinal and irregular keels on frons; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 3; OL = 3; OOL = 9; OPL = 1; TL = 3; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli longer than OPL (2:1); lateral ocelli situated on virtual straight line joining posterior edges of eyes; posterior margin of vertex excavated. Pronotum shiny, slightly granulate, with numerous slight striae on lateral regions; pronotum crossed by strong posterior transverse furrow and slight anterior transverse impression; posterior collar short; pronotal tubercle not reaching tegula. Mesoscutum dull, strongly reticulate rugose, except anterior third of median region shiny, sculptured by few slight irregular striae. Notauli incomplete, reaching about 0.6 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum dull, granulate. Metapectal-propodeal disc reticulate rugose, about as long as propodeal declivity, without longitudinal or transverse keels; propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels. Forewing with three dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part (13:6). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 17:3:8:18:28. Protarsomere 3 produced into hook. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 126C ) with one large subapical tooth and one row of 10 lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 126C ) with two rows of 9 + 17 lamellae; apex with about 18 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Ngoye Forest , I–IV.2006, MT, G. Davies leg. ( NMSA) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 126. Chelae of Dryinus species. A: D. chamaeleo Benoit, holotype. B: D. copelandi Olmi, holotype. C: D. daviesi Olmi, holotype. D: D. dayianus Olmi, holotype. E: D. deceptor (Turner), ♀ from South Africa, Port St. Johns. F: D. digo Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino, holotype. Scale bar: A: 0.17 mm; B: 0.10 mm; C: 0.11 mm; D: 0.16 mm; E: 0.15 mm; F: 0.22 mm.