Apoaphelopus niassensis, 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 : 230

Apoaphelopus niassensis sp. n.

Fig. 35

Etymology: This species is named after the type locality, Niassa Prov.

Description:

Male.

Fully winged; length 1.31 mm. Head brown-testaceous, with mandibles testaceous; antennae testaceous; mesosoma and gaster testaceous-darkened; legs yellow-testaceous. Antennae filiform, very slender and long, shorter than body; antennal segments in following proportions: 7:3:2.5:3:3.5:4:3.5:3.5:3:5. Head convex, subspheroidal, dull, granulated, finely hairy; occiput very concave, smooth, without sculpture; frontal line absent; central area of frons with slight short median longitudinal furrow; occipital carina complete; POL = 3; OL = 1.5; OOL = 2; minimum distance from eyes to occipital carina: 1.5; TL = 2.5; posterior ocelli touching occipital carina; temples very long, shorter than eyes (2.5:5); mandibles with 1 tooth. Scutum, scutellum and metanotum shiny, completely smooth and without sculpture. Notauli absent. Epicnemium present. Propodeum shiny, completely smooth and without sculpture. Mesopleura and metapleura shiny, smooth, without sculpture. Forewing 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 with costal vein absent, with dark longitudinal median stripe. Basivolsella ( Fig. 35 ) with distal process parallel to distivolsella. Palpi absent. Tibial spurs 1, 1, 2.

Holotype: ơ (teneral) “ MOZAMBIQUE: Niassa Province, Cuamba District, Cuamba, Farm of the Catholic University of Mozambique , alt. 600 m, 7.iv–2.vi.2006, Malaise trap, M. Olmi ”; [red] “ Apoaphelopus niassensis sp. n. M. Olmi det. 2006, ơ” (MOLC).

Figures

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.