Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea)
Author
Olmi, Massimo
Author
Copeland, Robert S.
Author
Noort, Simon Van
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-10
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8.
Anteon ambrense
Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs 37
,
38B
,
39A
)
Diagnosis
. ♂ of
Anteon
with head granulate and reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity with two longitudinal keels and median area as rugose as lateral areas (
Fig. 39A
); paramere with rounded distal inner process provided with small papillae on outer margin (
Fig. 38B
).
FIGURE 37.
Anteon ambrense
Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♂ holotype: habitus in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view; head in frontal view (C); forewing (D).
Description
.
♂
(
Figs 37
,
39A
). Fully winged; body length
2.2–2.5 mm
. Head black, except mandible testa- ceous; antenna brown-testaceous; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs testaceous, except metacoxa and stalk of metafemur partly brown. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:5:5:5:5:5:5:5:5 (last antennomere missing in
holotype
). Head (
Fig. 37C
) dull, granulate and reticulate rugose; frons without lateral keels near orbits directed towards antennal toruli; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 4; OOL = 4; OPL = 3; TL = 2; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli shorter than OL (2:4). Mesoscutum (
Figs 37A
,
39A
) granulate, dull. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.25 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, reticulate rugose, with strong transverse posterior keel; propodeal declivity with two longitudinal keels and median area as rugose as lateral areas. Forewing (
Fig. 37D
) hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (2:7). Paramere (
Fig. 38B
) with distal inner rounded process provided with small papillae on outer margin; proximal membranous process with distal extremity setose. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.
♀
. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Type
:
♂
holotype
(CASTYPE19439):
MADAGASCAR
:
Antsiranana
,
Montagne d’Ambre National Park
,
12°31.13’S
49°10.45’E
,
1125 m
,
6–21.IV.2001
, MT, MA-01-01D-07,
R. Harin’Hala
leg. (
CAS
)
.
Paratypes
:
MADAGASCAR
:
Antsiranana
, same locality label as
holotype
,
4–19.III.2001
, MA-01-01D-05
,
1♂
(
MOLC
)
;
same locality label,
11.II–4.III.2001
, MA-01-01D-04
,
1♂
(
MOLC
)
;
Fianarantsoa
,
Ranomafana
Na- tional
Park
, radio tower at forest edge,
21°15.05’S
47°24.43’E
,
1130 m
,
12–19.II.2002
, MT, mixed tropical forest,
R. Harin’Hala
leg., MA-02-09B-16
,
2♂♂
(
CAS
)
;
same locality label,
17–30.V.2003
, MA-02-09B-61
,
1♂
(
CAS
)
;
Ranomafana National Park
,
Belle Vue
at
Talatakely
,
21°15.99’S
47°25.21’E
,
1020 m
,
8–15.XI.2001
, MT, secondary tropical forest,
R. Harin’Hala
leg., MA-02-09C-02
,
1♂
(
MOLC
)
;
same locality label,
12–19.II.2002
, MA-02-09C- 16
,
1♂
(
CAS
)
.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
Madagascar
.
Etymology
. The species is named
ambrense
after the collection site in Montagne d’Ambre National Park.