Gonatopus wikstrandae Olmi, Copeland & van Noort, 2019

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 550-551

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1

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persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987E2-FD8A-286E-FF3E-D46BFDFEF8EA

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Plazi

scientific name

Gonatopus wikstrandae Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
status

sp. nov.

125. Gonatopus wikstrandae Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 241D View FIGURE 241 , 242 View FIGURE 242 )

Diagnosis. Apterous ♀ of Gonatopus with palpal formula 6/3; head excavated; temple without sharp carina; me- sosoma ferruginous ( Fig. 242 View FIGURE 242 ); pronotum crossed by strong transverse furrow; mesoscutum less than twice as long as broad, without lateral pointed apophyses; mesopleuron without lateral pointed apophysis; metanotum deeply ex- cavated behind mesoscutellum; meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete; metapectal-propodeal disc without strong median furrow, shiny, unsculptured; protarsomere 1 shorter than 4; enlarged claw ( Fig. 241D View FIGURE 241 ) with one small subapical tooth situated far from apex and some peg-like setae.

Description. ♀ ( Fig. 242 View FIGURE 242 ). Apterous; body length 4.0 mm. Ferruginous, except petiole black and antennomeres 9–10 darkened. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:7:20:13:9:8:7:6:5:8. Head excavated, shiny, with frons partly unsculptured and partly rugose; temple granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina almost completely absent (shortly present on sides of lateral ocelli, not reaching eyes); occiput setose, partly dull and granulate, partly shiny and unsculptured; POL = 2; OL = 2; OOL = 10. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum, crossed by strong transverse impression, shiny, with anterior collar and disc slightly granulate. Mesoscutum less than twice as long as broad, shiny, sculptured by longitudinal keels, laterally without pointed apophyses ( Fig. 242C View FIGURE 242 ). Mesoscutellum shiny, smooth, sloping anteriorly. Metanotum short, excavated behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 242B View FIGURE 242 ). Metapectalpropodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Mesometapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 17:3:6:22:32. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 241D View FIGURE 241 ) with one small subapical tooth and one row of two peg-like setae + one bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 241D View FIGURE 241 ) with two rows of 3 (proximal) + 29 lamellae; apex with approximately 12 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype, NMK/INV/T-645: KENYA: Eastern Prov. , Kasaala area, 2.07836°S 38.22517°E, 733 m, 24.IV–10.V.2015, MT, just inside isolated woodland patch, R. Copeland leg. ( NMK) GoogleMaps .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Kenya.

Etymology. The species is named after Carol Jean Wikstrand, renowned immunologist, teacher and longtime friend of one of the authors (RSC).

NMK

National Museums of Kenya

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Dryinidae

Genus

Gonatopus

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