Gonatopus acuminatus ( Olmi, 1984 )

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 440-443

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Gonatopus acuminatus ( Olmi, 1984 )
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21. Gonatopus acuminatus ( Olmi, 1984)

( Figs 177C View FIGURE 177 , 178A View FIGURE 178 , 179A View FIGURE 179 , 180A View FIGURE 180 )

Agonatopoides acuminatus Olmi 1984: 1324 .

Gonatopus acuminatus (Olmi) : Guglielmino & Olmi 2014a: 38; Olmi et al. 2015: 364. Description. ♀ ( Figs 177C View FIGURE 177 , 178A View FIGURE 178 ). Apterous; body length 3.1–3.7 mm. Holotype with head brown-reddish, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of frons yellow; antenna yellow, except antennomeres 8–10 brown; mesosoma brown-reddish, except distal extremity of propodeal declivity yellow; petiole black; metasoma brown-reddish; legs brown-reddish, except tarsi yellow. Specimen from Kenya, 04°23.456’S 39°41.687’E, completely testaceous, except vertex of head darkened, metasoma partly brown and club of profemur darkened. Specimen from South Africa, 33°34.092’S 18°47.680’E, with head brown, except mandible testaceous; antenna, mesosoma and metasoma brown; legs mostly brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 8:6:20:11:9:7.5:5.5:6:5:9. Head excavated, dull, granulate; POL = 1; OL = 2; OOL = 9. Palpal formula 5/3. Pronotum shiny, with short irregular keels, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum sculptured by longitudinal keels. Mesoscutellum shiny and smooth. Metanotum little excavated behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 180A View FIGURE 180 ), with sides protruding; lateral protrusions pointed. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, as sculptured as pronotum with strong median longitudinal furrow; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Holotype with mesopleuron and metapleuron not transversely striate; in specimen from Kenya, 04°23.456’S 39°41.687’E, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Mesometapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 9:2:4:10:16. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 179A View FIGURE 179 ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of five-seven lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 179A View FIGURE 179 ) with two rows of approximately 10–17 lamellae; apex with approximately 16–20 lamellae. In specimens from Kenya, 04°23.456’S 39°41.687’E and 1.2233°S 36.8967°E, protarsomere 5 with medial lamellae situated in distal half of protarsomere (two rows of 2+7 lamellae in specimen from Kenya, 1.2233°S 36.8967°E). Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Haut-Lomami, Up- emba National Park, Lusinga , right tributary of Kenia (right tributary of Lufwa ), 1585 m, 19.XII.1947, G.F. de Witte Mission ( MRAC) . Other material: KENYA: Coast Prov., Shimba Hills National Park, 04°23.456’S 39°41.687’E, 389 m, MT, just inside Longomwagandi Forest , 19.XI–3.XII.2008, R. Copeland leg. GoogleMaps , 1♀ ( NMK); Nairobi Prov., ICIPE Campus, Kasarani , 1.2233°S 36.8967°E, 1600 m, 25.II–6.III.2014, MT, along stream, meadow in degraded shrub-/grassland, R. Copeland leg. GoogleMaps , 1♀ ( MOLC). SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Fynbos Estate, Dragonridge , 33°34.092’S 18°47.680’E, 635 m, 28.IX–28.XII.2010, YPT, Boland Granite Fynbos, S. van Noort leg., DRA09- FYN1-Y10 GoogleMaps , 1♀ ( SAMC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa.

MRAC

Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale

NMK

National Museums of Kenya

SAMC

Iziko Museums of Cape Town

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Dryinidae

Genus

Gonatopus

Loc

Gonatopus acuminatus ( Olmi, 1984 )

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

Agonatopoides acuminatus

Olmi, M. 1984: 1324
1984
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