Olmi 1984: 362 Olmi & Copeland 2011: 193 Anteon proteicolum Olmi 2006: 7 Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea) Olmi, Massimo Copeland, Robert S. Noort, Simon Van Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-10 4630 1 1 619 Olmi, 1984 Olmi 1984 [195,495,1377,1403] Insecta Dryinidae Anteon GBIF Animalia Hymenoptera 128 129 Arthropoda species fiorii  ( Fig. 50B)     Anteon fiorii  Olmi 1984: 362;  Olmi & Copeland 2011: 193; Olmi et al. 2015: 345.   Anteon proteicolumOlmi 2006: 7( syn. nov.); typelocality: 34°02’N 18°23.5’E( Western Cape Prov., South Africa).   Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 3.0– 3.6 mm. In typical specimens, head testaceous-reddish (occasion- ally head with small black spots around ocelli; occasionally clypeus and anterior margin of frons brown) antenna testaceous-reddish, except antennomeres 6–10 or 7–10 brown; mesosoma testaceous-reddish (occasionally ventral surface of mesosoma totally or partially black; metapectal-propodeal disc black or with brown spots; propodeal declivity almost entirely black; metanotum and part of metapectal-propodeal disc black); petiole black; metasoma testaceous-reddish (occasionally distal half of metasoma brown); legs testaceous-reddish. In  A. proteicolum, head black, except mandible testaceous; head with few testaceous reddish spots situated on clypeus, around antennal toruli, on vertex behind ocellar triangle and on temple; antenna testaceous, except antennomeres 6–10 brown; propleuron black; pronotum black, except lateral margins and posterior tubercle testaceous-reddish; rest of mesosoma black, except meso-metapleural suture testaceous-reddish; metasoma brown; legs brown, except coxae, trochanters, articulations and part of tarsi testaceous. In specimen from Kenya, 1.09417°N 35.11833°E, head ferruginous, with frons and vertex partly darkened; mesosoma black, except part of pleuron, pronotum, mesoscutum and mesoscutellum ferruginous-dark. Specimen from Democratic Republic of the Congo, 04°15’S 17°10’E, with head and meso- soma totally black, antenna brown, except antennomeres 1–4 testaceous, gaster brown, legs mostly brown. Antenna clavate. Antennomeres of holotypeof  A. fioriiin following proportions: 13:6:6.5:5:5:5:4:5:5:7; antennomeres of holotypeof  A. copelandiin following proportions: 17:5:8:7:7:7:6.5:6.5:6.5:9. Head dull, reticulate rugose; frontal line complete; frons with two lateral keels near orbits directed towards antennal toruli; occipital carina complete; vertex without two oblique keels connectin lateral ocelli to occipital carina (occasionally oblique keels present and incomplete). Holotypeof  A. fioriiwith POL = 8; OL = 5; OOL = 7; OPL = 7; TL = 7. Holotypeof  A. proteicolumwith POL = 8; OL = 4; OOL = 6; OPL = 7; TL = 8. Pronotum humped, shiny, slightly granulate, with numerous transverse keels, with anterior surface longer than posterior surface (14: 7 in holotypeof  A. fiorii; 11: 7 in holotypeof  A. proteicolum); posterior surface shorter than mesoscutum (3: 12 in holotypeof  A. fiorii; 7: 17 in holotypeof  A. proteicolum); pronotal tubercle reaching tegula. Mesoscutum shiny, usually strongly granulate, occasionally very slightly granulate and almost or completely unsculptured. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.2–0.3 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum very humped, shiny, unsculptured. Metanotum very short, dull, smooth, or rugose. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity smooth, without areolae, without longitudinal keels; occasionally propodeal declivity partly slightly sculptured by transverse curvilinear striae, or slightly granulate, or slightly rugose; in specimens with metapectal-propodeal disc black, propodeal declivity strongly reticulate rugose. Forewing with two dark transverse bands; distal part of 2rrs&Rs vein shorter than proximal part (6.5: 9 inthe holotypeof  A. fiorii; 4: 8 inother specimens; 4.5: 9 in holotypeof  A. proteicolum; 7: 9 in paratypeof  A. proteicolum). Protarsomeres of holotypeof  A. fioriiin following proportions: 6:3:5:9:25. Protarsomere 2 produced into hook. Protarsomeres of holotypeof  A. proteicolumin following proportions: 4.5:3.5:4:8:24. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 50B) with proximal prominence bearing one long bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 50B) with inner side curvilinear, with distal region distinct from median and proximal regions, with basal part shorter than apical part, with two rows of 28–31 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.  ♂. Unknown.   Material examined. Types:  ♀ holotypeof  A. fiorii: SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, Port St. Johns,  5– 30.IV.1923, R.E. Turnerleg. ( NHMUK);  ♀ holotypeof  A. proteicolum: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Cape Town, above Tokai Forest, Constantiaberge, above Donkerboskloof, 34°02’N 18°23.5’E,  460 m,  14–23.III.1994, Mesic Mountain Fynbos on Sandstone,  Proteadominated, MT, SAM-HYM-PO03805, S. van Noortleg. ( SAMC) Paratypesof  A. fiorii: SOUTH AFRICA: same locality label as holotype, 1♀( NHMUK); same locality label as holotype, XII.1923, 1♀ ( NHMUK); same locality label as holotype, 2♀♀( AMNH); KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 1♀( AMNH); Limpopo: Tzaneen, Magoeba’s Kloof, 1♀( AEIC). Paratypeof  A. proteicolum: SOUTH AFRICA: same locality label as holotype, 10–17.III.1995,  Protea coronatadominated, 1♀( SAMC). Other material: BOTSWA- NA: Serowe, Farmer’s Brigade, 1♀( USNM); Serowe, IV.1990, IX.1989, 2♀♀ ( CAS). DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Haut-Uele, Wamba Territory, Kikongo Mission, 04°15’S 17°10’E, 2–5.IV.2006, pantrap along forest edge, S.L. Heydon & S.E. Stevenson leg., 1♀( DEUCD); same locality label, 10.IV.2006, PT, 2♀♀( DEUCD, MOLC); Ituri Prov., Mongbwalu AGK camp, 01°56‘32.81‘‘N 30°02‘25.62‘‘E, 21-28.II.2015, 75 YPT, behind the former President Mobutu’s Doctor’s house, Alex Gumovsky leg., 1♀( SIZK). ETHIOPIA: Abijata Shala Lake Na- tional Park, 1–10.X.2012, YPT, Alain Pauly leg., 1♀( FSAE). KENYA: Eastern Prov., Tsavo East National Park, near Athi River, 02°38.51’S 38°21.98’E, 28.XII.1998– 1.I.1999, MT, R. Copeland leg., 1♀( NMK); Nyanza Prov., Gwasi Hill, Ungoye side, 0.6167°S 34.1017°E, 1500 m, 26.VIII–9.IX.2005, MT, near hilltop next to indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg., 2♀♀( NMK); same locality label, 3–17.XI.2005, 1♀( NMK); Rift Valley Prov., Saiwa Swamp National Park, near campsite, 1.09417°N 35.11833°E, 1882 m, 26.II–12.III.2006, MT, next to permanent upland swamp, R. Copeland leg., 1♀( NMK); Rift Valley Prov., Nguruman, 25 kmW of Magadi, 01°50.248’S 36°05.215’E, 1670 m, 23.VII.2008, sweep, savanna woodland, S. van Noort leg., 1♀( SAMC); Rift Valley Prov., near Lake Naivasha, 0.62884°S 36.42969°E, 1909 m, 19.VII–2.VIII.2015, MT, in understory of yellow  Acaciapatch, R. Copeland leg., 1♀( NMK). SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng, Pretoria, garden, 8–11.II.2005, YPT, V. Kolyada leg., 1♀( NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal, Hluhluwe Groundcamp, 1♀( PMA); KwaZulu-Natal, Cedara ( SANC); KwaZu- lu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Ferncliff Nature Reserve, 29°33.2’S 30°20.6’E, 850 m, 6–8.IV.2005, YPT, V. Kolyada leg., 1♀( NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Cumberland Nature Reserve, 29°30.8’S 30°30.3’E, 640 m, 21–22.II.2005, YPT, V. Kolyada leg., 1♀( NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton, garden, 24.XII.2003– 14.I.2004, 19–21.IV.2005, YPT, V. Kolyada leg., 3♀♀( NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal, Louwsberg, Sanyati Farm, 1090 m, 27°34’S 31°17.9’E, 30.X–18.XII.2005, MT, M. Mostovski leg., 2♀♀( 1 in NMSA, 1 in MOLC); same locality label, 1–24.VI.2006, 1♀( NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal,Ashburton, 29°39’23’’S 30°27’41’’E, 8.XII.2005– 6.I.2006, MT, G. Whiteley leg., 1♀( DJBC); same locality label, 29.X–9.XI.2005, 1♀( MOLC); Limpopo, 15 kmNW Klaserie, Guernsey Farm, 1♀( PMA); Limpopo, Klaserie, 1♀( PMA); Limpopo, Rustenburg Nature Reserve, 1♀( SANC); Mpumalanga, Pilgrims Rest, 1400 m, 1♀( PMA); Mpumalanga, Graskop, 1500 m, 1♀( AMNH, PMA).   Hosts. Unknown.   Distribution. Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa.   Remarks.  Anteon fioriiwas separated from  A. proteicolumbased only on the different colour of the ♀(the ♂is unknown): mostly testaceous-reddish in  A. fiorii; mostly black in  A. proteicolum(Olmi 2006). However, subsequently a study of many specimens from South Africashowed that the colour is very variable, suggesting that keeping the two species separate is unsustainable. For this reason,  Anteon fioriiis here considered the senior synonym of  A. proteicolum.  Anteon fioriiis also very similar to  A. kivuanum(Benoit). The only difference between  A. fioriiand  A. kivuanumis also in respect to the colour of the ♀: mostly black in  kivuanum, mostly testaceous-reddish in  fiorii. The only known ♂is that of  A. kivuanum. Both species were collected in South Africa(Ashburton) during an temporally extensive Malaise trap survey. The chela of the two species is similar and hence the probability that the two species are conspecific is very high. However, in this case the ♂of only one of the two species is known, and hence we prefer to wait for the discovery of the ♂of  A. fioriibefore reaching a decision on species delimitation of these two taxa. 2275277106 1923-04-05 1923-04-30 1923-04-05 NHMUK R. E. Turner South Africa Port St. Johns 129 130 1 1 Eastern Cape holotype 2275276377 Mesic Mountain Fynbos on Sandstone, Protea dominated 1994-03-14 1994-03-23 1994-03-14 SAMC S. van Noort South Africa 460 34.033333 Tokai Forest, Constantiaberge, above Donkerboskloof 928 18.391666 Cape Town 129 130 SAM-HYM-PO03805 1 1 Western Cape holotype