Gonatopus rubrithorax ( Benoit, 1954 )

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 534-535

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

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Gonatopus rubrithorax ( Benoit, 1954 )
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110. Gonatopus rubrithorax ( Benoit, 1954)

( Figs 235E, F View FIGURE 235 , 239C View FIGURE 239 )

Neogonatopus rubrithorax Benoit 1954: 393 .

Gonatopus rubrithorax (Benoit) : Olmi 1984: 1605; 1994c: 11; Azevedo et al. 2010: 898.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 2.2–3.0 mm. Yellow-reddish, except head slightly brownish, antennomeres 3–10 brownish, petiole black, metasoma black-brown and club of profemur brown. Specimen from Mozambique, Cuamba, completely yellow-testaceous, except petiole black. Antennomeres in following proportions: 4:4:11:6:4.5:5:4.4:4:5.5. Head ( Fig. 239C View FIGURE 239 ) excavated, shiny, bare, unsculptured. Palpal formula 4/2. Pronotum dull, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum dull, with some longitudinal keels, without lateral pointed apophy- ses. Metanotum transversely striate. Metapectal-propodeal disc smooth; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Chelae missing in holotype. In specimen from Madagascar, Bereboka, enlarged claw ( Fig. 235E View FIGURE 235 ) with one small subapical tooth, two peg-like setae and four bristles; protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 235E View FIGURE 235 ) with two rows of 3 + 13 lamellae situated in distal half; apex of protarsomere 5 with at least 13 lamellae. In specimen from Madagascar, Berenty, protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 235F View FIGURE 235 ) with one row of 15 lamellae situated in proximal and distal half. In specimen from Mozambique, Cuamba, enlarged claw with five peg-like setae; protarsomere 5 with one row of 22 lamellae situated in proximal and distal half; apex of protarsomere 5 with nine lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype: MADAGASCAR: Toliara, Bekily , III.1941, A. Seyrig leg. ( MNHN). Paratypes: same locality label as holotype, VII.1937, A. Seyrig leg., 11♀♀ ( MNHN, MRAC). Other material: MADAGASCAR: Toliara, 60 km NE of Morondava, Bereboka , 4♀♀ (2 in NHMUK, 2 in AMNH); Toliara, 12 km NW of Amboasary, Berenty , 4♀♀ ( AMNH). MOZAMBIQUE: Niassa, Cuamba, Farm of the Catholic University of Mozambique, C. 11.III.2005, B. 13.III.2005, Sf. 4.IV.2005, M. Olmi reared from nymph of an unidentified species of Cicadellidae, 1♀ ( MOLC) .

Hosts. In Mozambique: unidentified species of Cicadellidae.

Distribution. Madagascar, Mozambique.

MNHN

France, Paris, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

MRAC

Belgium, Tervuren, Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale

NHMUK

NHMUK

AMNH

USA, New York, New York, American Museum of Natural History

MOLC

MOLC

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Dryinidae

Genus

Gonatopus

Loc

Gonatopus rubrithorax ( Benoit, 1954 )

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

Gonatopus rubrithorax

Azevedo, C. O. & Madl, M. & Olmi, M. 2010: 898
Olmi, M. 1994: 11
Olmi, M. 1984: 1605
1984
Loc

Neogonatopus rubrithorax

Benoit, P. L. G. 1954: 393
1954
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