Aphelopus testaceus Olmi, 1991

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 52-53

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3510780

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Aphelopus testaceus Olmi, 1991
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6. Aphelopus testaceus Olmi, 1991

( Figs 11C View FIGURE , 13D View FIGURE 13 , 15C View FIGURE 15 , 17C, D View FIGURE 17 )

Aphelopus testaceus Olmi 1991: 112 ; Olmi & van Harten 2000: 258; 2006: 314; Olmi 2006: 35; Olmi et al. 2016: 51 View Cited Treatment .

Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 1.7–1.9 mm. Head testaceous (in ♀ from Yemen, Ta’izz, head totally whitish); antenna brown, except scape and pedicel testaceous (in ♀ from Yemen, Ta’izz, antenna totally whit- ish); prothorax, mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, mesopleuron and part of metapleuron testaceous; metanotum brown; metapectal-propodeal disc black; in specimen from Yemen, Ta’izz, mesosoma completely whitish, except brown spot on metapectal-propodeal disc and small brown spot on anterior margin of metanotum; metasoma brown (in specimen from Yemen, Ta’izz, metasoma totally whitish); legs testaceous (in specimen from Yemen, Ta’izz, legs totally whitish). Specimen from Madagascar, 21°13.67’S 47°22.19’E, completely testaceous, except metapectalpropodeal disc darkened, petiole black and metasoma brown. Specimen from Kenya, 4.57776°S 39.43825°E, with head testaceous, except occiput brown and brown spot between ocelli; antenna brown, except antennomeres 1–3 testaceous; mesosoma testaceous, except dorsal region of propleuron, anterior surface of mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, metanotum and metapectal-propodeal disc brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 5.5:5:6:6:6:5:4:4:4:6. Head dull, granulate; frontal line absent; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 4; OOL = 3.5; OPL = 3.5; TL = 3. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.5 × length of mesoscutum; in ♀ from Yemen, Ta’izz, notauli slightly distinct, apparently reaching approximately 0.8 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum dull, granulate. Metapectal-propodeal disc reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity with two longitudinal keels. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; 2r-rs&Rs vein regularly curved. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂ ( Figs 17C, D View FIGURE 17 ). Fully winged ( Figs 11C View FIGURE , 15C View FIGURE 15 ); body length 1.4–1.8 mm. In holotype head and mesoscutum completely testaceous, antenna testaceous, except antennomeres 5–10 darkened, metanotum and metapectal-propodeal disc brown-reddish, metasoma brown, legs testaceous. In ♂ from Tanzania, Amani Malaria Station , head and mesosoma dull and completely testaceous-reddish, except clypeus yellow. In ♂ from Yemen, Ta’izz, colour whit- ish, except mesoscutum centrally and laterally brown, metapectal-propodeal disc laterally testaceous and medially brown, metasoma brown, with anterior third yellow and petiole black. In ♂ from Yemen, Ta’izz, colour whitish, except mesoscutellum centrally darkened, metanotum, metapectal-propodeal disc and metasoma brown. Antenna filiform; antennomeres of holotype in following proportions: 2.5:4:4:5:4.5:5:4.5:5:5:7. Head dull, granulate; head of holotype slightly shiny; frontal line of holotype apparently absent (track visible); in ♂ from Tanzania, Amani Ma- laria Station , frontal line distinctly visible in anterior half of frons (face of this specimen very dull); occipital carina complete; POL = 4; OL = 3; OOL = 3; OPL = 2; TL = 2. Mesoscutum dull, granulate (shiny in holotype). Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.5 × length of mesoscutum in holotype; in ♂ from Tanzania, Amani Malaria Station , notauli reaching approximately 0.3 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, smooth, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc and propodeal declivity reticulate rugose. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; 2r-rs&Rs vein regularly curved. Basivolsella with 2 subdistal bristles ( Fig. 13D View FIGURE 13 ). Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Types: ♂ holotype: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Équateur Prov., Mbandaka (= Coquilhatville ), 1964, A.B. Stam leg. ( RMNH) . Paratype: SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng, 25 km W of Pretoria , 29.XI.1984, H. & A. Howden leg. , 1♀ ( PMA). Other material: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Sangha-Mbaéré Pref., Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Mabéa Bai , 21.4 km 53° NE Bayanga, 3°02.01’N 16°24.57’E, 510 m, 7–8.V.2001, MT, lowland rainforest, marsh clearing, S. van Noort leg. GoogleMaps , 1♂ ( SAMC); Sangha-Mbaéré Pref., Dzanga-Ndoki National Park , 38.6 km 173° S Lidjombo, 2°21.60’N 16°03.20’E, 350 m, 22.V.2001, sweep, lowland rainforest, S. van Noort leg. GoogleMaps , 1♂ ( SAMC). DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Haut-Uele, Wamba Territory, Kikongo Mission , 04°16’S 17°11’E, 7–14.IV.2006, MT, field edge, S.L. Heydon & S.E. Stevenson leg. GoogleMaps , 1♀ ( UCDC). KENYA: Coast Prov., Funzi Island , 4.57776°S 39.43825°E, near sea level, 24–28.VII.2012, MT, mixed grass-woodland, R. Copeland leg. GoogleMaps , 1♀ ( NMK). MADAGASCAR: Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park, Vohiparara , 21°13.67’S 47°22.19’E, at broken bridge, 1110 m, 25.VII–3.VIII.2002, MT, high altitude rainforest, R. Harin’Hala leg. GoogleMaps , MA-02-08A-36, 1♀ ( CAS); Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park , radio tower at forest edge, 21°15.05’S 47°24.43’E, 1130 m, 15–25.VII.2002, MT, mixed tropical forest, R. Harin’Hala leg. GoogleMaps , MA-02- 09B-35, 1♀ ( CAS). TANZANIA: Tanga Region, Usambara Mts., Amani Malaria Station , 3000 ft., 6.I.1970, M.E. Irwin & E.S. Ross leg. , 1♂ ( CAS); Tanga Region, Mkomazi Game Reserve, Kikolo Plot , 04°06.72’S 38°01.37’E, 16.IV–2.V.1996, MT, Commiphora woodland, S. van Noort leg. GoogleMaps , 1♂ ( SAMC). YEMEN: Ta’izz, 22–24.VIII.1998, light trap, A. van Harten & A. Awad leg. , 1♂ ( MOLC); Ta’izz, VIII.1999, light trap, A. van Harten & A. Awad leg. , 1♀ ( MOLC); Ta’izz, V–VI.2000, light trap, N. 4770, A. van Harten & A.R. Al Yarimi leg. , 1♂ ( MOLC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen.

RMNH

National Museum of Natural History, Naturalis

PMA

Provincial Museum of Alberta

SAMC

Iziko Museums of Cape Town

UCDC

R. M. Bohart Museum of Entomology

NMK

National Museums of Kenya

CAS

California Academy of Sciences

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Dryinidae

Genus

Aphelopus

Loc

Aphelopus testaceus Olmi, 1991

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van 2019
2019
Loc

Aphelopus testaceus

Olmi, M. & van Noort, S. & Guglielmino, A. 2016: 51
Olmi, M. & van Harten, A. 2000: 258
Olmi, M. 1991: 112
1991
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