Apoaphelopus mostovskii, Olmi, 2007

Olmi, Massimo, 2007, New species of Afrotropical Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), with description of a new genus and a new subfamily, African Invertebrates 48 (2), pp. 199-232 : 229-230

Apoaphelopus mostovskii sp. n.

Figs 32–34

Etymology: This species is named after Dr Mikhail Mostovski.

Description:

Male.

Fully winged; length 1.00 mm. Head brown, with mandibles and clypeus testaceous; antennae testaceous-darkened, with segments 1 and 2 yellow-testaceous; mesosoma brown; gaster and legs yellow-testaceous; petiole black.Antennae filiform, very slender and long, shorter than body ( Figs 32 , 33 ); antennal segments in following proportions: 6:3:3:3:3:3.5:3:3.5:4:5. Head convex, shiny, without sculpture; occiput very concave, smooth, without sculpture; frontal line absent; occipital carina complete; POL = 2; OL = 1; OOL = 3; minimum distance from eyes to occipital carina = 2; TL = 3; posterior ocelli touching occipital carina; temples very long, shorter than eyes (3:4); mandibles with 1 tooth. Scutum, scutellum and metanotum shiny, completely smooth and without sculpture. Notauli absent. Epicnemium present. Propodeum dull, reticulate rugose. Mesopleura and metapleura shiny, smooth, without sculpture. Forewing ( Figs 32 , 33 ) without pterostigma, with costal cell enclosed by pigmented veins, with stigmal vein present and marginal cell open; other veins of forewing absent, veins M and Cu being marked by dark stripes. Hind wing ( Fig. 32 ) with costal vein absent, with dark longitudinal median stripe. Basivolsella ( Fig. 34 ) with distal process parallel to distivolsella. Palpi absent. Tibial spurs 1, 1, 2.

Holotype: ơ “ SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Louwsberg, Gwala Gwala [ Sanyati ], 27 ° 34'S: 31 ° 17.9'E, alt. 1090 m, 2–3.vi.2005, yellow pan trap, M. Mostovski ”; [red] “ Apoaphelopus mostovskii sp. n. M. Olmi det. 2006, ơ” (NMSA).

Figures

Fig. 32. Apoaphelopus mostovskii sp. n., male holotype in dorsal view. Length 1.00 mm.

Fig. 33. Apoaphelopus mostovskii sp. n., male holotype in lateral view. Length 1.31 mm.

Figs 34–36. Male genitalia: (34) Apoaphelopus mostovskii sp. n., holotype, scale bar = 0.04 mm; (35) A. niassensis sp. n., holotype, scale bar = 0.05 mm; (36) Aphelopus melaleucus (Dalman), from Sweden, Västergötland, scale bar = 0.08 mm.