Anteon arabicum Olmi, 1984

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 110

10. Anteon arabicum Olmi, 1984

( Figs 38E , 39B )

Anteon arabicum Olmi 1984: 387 ; Olmi & van Harten 2000: 259.

Description. ♀ ( Fig. 39B ). Fully winged; body length 2.4 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna black, except scape and pedicel testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs black, except tarsi brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:4:3.5:4:3:4:4:4:4:5. Head dull, granulate, with slight short irregular keels; frontal line present; frons with two lateral incomplete keels along orbits directed towards antennal toruli; occipital carina complete; POL = 7; OL = 4; OOL = 4; OPL = 3; TL = 3.5. Pronotum dull, granulate, with numerous transverse keels; posterior surface very short, shorter than anterior surface and shorter than mesoscutum (5:14); pronotal tubercle reaching tegula. Mesoscutum shiny, very slightly alutaceous, with numerous longitudinal slight keels or furrows. Notauli absent. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc reticulate rugose, with strong transverse posterior keel; propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (2:8). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 6:1.5:1.5:1.5:7. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 38E ) with proximal prominence bearing one long bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 38E ) with basal part longer than apical part (5:2), with four lamellae and some bristles. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: YEMEN: Aden, Jebel Jihaf , about 7000 ft., 7.X.1937, at edge of culti- vation, H. Scott & E.B. Britton leg. ( NHMUK) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Yemen.

Figures

FIGURE 38. ♂ genitalia of Anteon species: A: A. agile Olmi, from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbulikerere River; B: A. ambrense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., holotype; C: A. blacki Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino, holotype. Chelae of Anteon species holotypes: D: A. anthereon Benoit; E: A. arabicum Olmi; E: A. beankanum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.; F: A. beaveri Olmi. Scale bar. A: 0.13 mm; B: 0.19 mm; C: 0.14 mm; D, E: 0.06 mm; F: 0.07 mm; G: 0.10 mm.

FIGURE 39. A: Anteon ambrense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♂ holotype in dorsal view; mesoscutum sculpture; B: Anteon arabicum Olmi, ♀ holotype in dorsal side; C: Anteon beankanum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype in dorsal view; pronotum and mesoscutum sculpture; D: Anteon copelandi Olmi, ♀ holotype in lateral view. Scale bar: B: 1.85 mm.