Gonatopus natalensis Olmi, 2008

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 523-525

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Gonatopus natalensis Olmi, 2008
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100. Gonatopus natalensis Olmi, 2008

( Fig. 234A View FIGURE 234 )

Gonatopus natalensis Olmi 2008b: 220 ; 2009b: 460.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 2.5 mm. Head black, except clypeus, mandible and anterior third of frons testaceous; antenna brown, except antennomere 10 whitish and scape, pedicel and proximal third of flagellomere 1 testaceous; mesosoma black, except part of mesoscutum testaceous. metasoma black; legs testaceous, except coxae and clubs of femora partly brown-black (in paratype, metalegs completely testaceous, except stalks of femora brown-black). Head excavated, shiny, bare, unsculptured; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 1; OL = 1.5; OOL = 7. Palpal formula 5/2. Pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression, shiny, unsculptured. Me- soscutum shiny, with some longitudinal keels, without lateral pointed apophyses. Metanotum transversely striate. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleu- ron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 11:2:3:12:19. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 234A View FIGURE 234 ) with one small subapical tooth and 7–8 peg-like setae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 234A View FIGURE 234 ) with inner side proximally not serrate and one row of 11–13 lamellae situated in distal half; apex with 13–15 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Port Edward, along road from R61 to Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, C. 13.IV.2007, B. 17.IV.2007, M. Olmi reared from an adult of Maiestas angustisecta (Linnavuori) , SAM-HYM-P025112 ( SAMC). Paratype: SOUTH AFRICA: Free State, Royal Natal National Park, 11 km E of Park Gate along Road from R74 to Park, grass along the road, C. 9 April 2007, B. 12.IV.2007, M. Olmi reared from an adult of Maiestas angustisecta (Linnavuori) , 1♀ ( MOLC).

Hosts. Cicadellidae ( Guglielmino et al. 2013) : in South Africa: Maiestas angustisecta (Linnavuori) .

Distribution. South Africa.

SAMC

South Africa, Cape Town, Iziko Museum of Capetown (formerly South African Museum)

SAMC

Iziko Museums of Cape Town

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Dryinidae

Genus

Gonatopus

Loc

Gonatopus natalensis Olmi, 2008

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van 2019
2019
Loc

Gonatopus natalensis Olmi 2008b: 220

Olmi, M. 2009: 460
Olmi, M. 2008: 220
2008
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