Deinodryinus benoiti Olmi, 1984

Guglielmino, Adalgisa & Olmi, Massimo, 2015, Revision of the Afrotropical species of Deinodryinus Perkins, 1907 (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae), with description of a new species from Madagascar, African Invertebrates 56 (1), pp. 229-229 : 233-234

Deinodryinus benoiti Olmi, 1984

Fig. 1

Deinodryinus benoiti Olmi, 1984: 129 ; 1994: 10.

Redescription:

Female.

Macropterous; body length 6.6 mm. Colour: Head black, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of face (mainly along orbits) testaceous; antenna testaceous, except segments 9–10 brown; mesosoma black, except margins of pronotum and distal apex of propodeum testaceous; tegula testaceous; petiole black; metasoma black, except segment 1 mostly testaceous; legs testaceous­reddish, except club distal region of fore­ and hindfemur brown.Antenna filiform; antennal segments in the following proportions: 18:7:30:19:16: 14:13:12:12:17. Head shiny, smooth, punctate, unsculptured among punctae; face anteriorly strongly punctate, without lateral keels; frontal line incomplete; occipital carina complete; POL=6; OL=5; OOL =12; OPL=13; TL=9. Pronotum shiny, smooth, finely punctate, with transverse keels, crossed by transverse impression separating anterior collar from posterior disc; lateral margin of posterior surface of pronotum rounded; pronotal tubercle reaching tegula. Scutum, scutellum and metanotum shiny, smooth, finely punctate, unsculptured among punctae. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.65× length of scutum. Propodeum with dorsal surface reticulate rugose, without transverse keel between dorsal and posterior surface. Forewing hyaline, with three dark transverse bands; distal part of stigmal vein longer than proximal part (18:13). Protarsal segments in the following proportions: 15:5:10:32:48. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 1 ) with one bristle situated further distally than proximal prominence. Segment 5 of protarsus ( Fig. 1 ) with two rows of approximately 90 lamellae (all roughly the same length); distal apex with about eight lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Male. Unknown.

Holotype (examined): ♀ MADAGASCAR: Toamasina, Périnet, 19.xii.1955, in forest, E. McC. Callan ( BMNH).

Distribution: Madagascar.

Hosts: Unknown.

Figures

Figs 1–3. (1) Deinodryinus benoiti Olmi, holotype – chela; (2) D. capensis Olmi, holotype – chela; (3) D. casalei (Olmi), holotype – chela. Scale bar = (1) 0.28 mm; (2, 3) 0.14 mm.