Gonatopus hantamensis 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 : 445-446

publication ID

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

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persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987E2-FE13-2BF5-FF3E-D6D7FA77FA1E

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scientific name

Gonatopus hantamensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
status

sp. nov.

25. Gonatopus hantamensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 180E, F View FIGURE 180 , 181 View FIGURE 181 , 182A View FIGURE 182 )

Diagnosis. Apterous ♀ of Gonatopus with palpal formula 5/3; mesosoma black; pronotum crossed by strong trans- verse furrow; mesoscutum with two strong lateral pointed apophyses; meso-metapleural suture distinct and com- plete; metanotum without lateral protrusions; metapectal-propodeal disc fusiform, without strong median longitudi- nal furrow; enlarged claw ( Fig. 182A View FIGURE 182 ) with one large subdistal tooth, one row of lamellae, apex tapering.

Description. ♀ ( Fig. 181 View FIGURE 181 ). Apterous; body length 3.7 mm. Head black, except mandible, lateral surfaces of clypeus and part of malar space (short stripe along orbits) testaceous; antenna brown, except antennomeres 7–10 testaceous; mesosoma black; metasoma and legs brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:6:15:10:8:7:5:5:5:8. Head excavated, shiny, unsculptured, partly slightly granulate; frontal line complete; oc- cipital carina absent; POL = 1; OL = 2; OOL = 9. Palpal formula 5/3. Pronotum shiny, unsculptured, crossed by strong transverse furrow. Mesoscutum with two lateral pointed apophyses, situated on sides of anterior margin of mesoscutellum ( Fig. 180E View FIGURE 180 ). Mesoscutellum sloping anteriorly. Metanotum short, excavated behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 180F View FIGURE 180 ), with sides rounded ( Fig. 180E View FIGURE 180 ). Metapectal-propodeal disc fusiform, shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete, step shaped. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 15:3:5:15:26. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 182A View FIGURE 182 ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of seven lamellae and one bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 182A View FIGURE 182 ) with two rows of 9 + 13 lamellae; apex with about 20 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape, Nieuwoudtville, Hantam National Botanical Garden, 31°24.182’S 19°08.587’E, 741 m, 27.VIII–27.X.2009, MT, Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld, S. van Noort leg., SAM-HYM-A 022635, 1♀ ( SAMC). Hosts. Unknown. Distribution. South Africa. Etymology. The species is named hantamensis after the collection site in Hantam National Botanical Garden .

SAMC

Iziko Museums of Cape Town

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Dryinidae

Genus

Gonatopus

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