Gonatopus karooensis 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 : 459-460

publication ID

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

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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8D375836-CCBA-473C-836F-6ABD44B4F881

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987E2-FE65-2B83-FF3E-D0EEFB84FCBC

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scientific name

Gonatopus karooensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
status

sp. nov.

40. Gonatopus karooensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 190 View FIGURE 190 , 192G, H View FIGURE 192 , 194A View FIGURE 194 )

Diagnosis. Apterous ♀ of Gonatopus with palpal formula 6/3; head excavated; pronotum crossed by strong transverse furrow; metapectal-propodeal disc and propodeal declivity totally ferruginous; metapectal-propodeal disc sculptured by irregular longitudinal keels; protarsomere 1 longer than 4; enlarged claw ( Fig. 194A View FIGURE 194 ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of lamellae.

Description. ♀ ( Fig. 190 View FIGURE 190 ). Apterous; body length 3.0 mm. Ferruginous, except petiole black and metasoma brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 11:7:14:9:7:5:5:4:4:7. Head excavated, shiny, granulate, except two large unsculptured areas on sides of frontal line; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; temple distinct; POL = 1; OL = 3; OOL = 9; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli shorter than OL (2:3). Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum shiny, with many slight longitudinal striae on disc and lateral regions; rest of surface unsculptured; pronotum crossed by strong transverse furrow. Mesoscutum shiny, sculptured with some longitudinal striae and with two strong, pointed apophyses laterally ( Fig. 192G View FIGURE 192 ). Mesoscutellum shiny, smooth, sloping strongly anteriorly. Metanotum deeply excavated behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 192H View FIGURE 192 ), flat, strongly rugose, with sides protruding (lat- eral protrusions slightly pointed ( Fig. 192G View FIGURE 192 )). Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, strongly sculptured by numerous irregular longitudinal keels and partly rugose; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron partly granulate and partly transversely striate. Metapleuron dull, transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and com- plete, step shaped. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 17:3:5:14:22. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 194A View FIGURE 194 ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of five lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 194A View FIGURE 194 ) with two rows of 14 lamellae; apex with at least 20 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape, 30 km N of Calvinia, Kelkiewyn Farm , 31°12.923’S 19°40.812’E, 762 m, 27.X.2009 – 9.II.2010, MT, Hantam Succulent Karoo, S. van Noort leg., SAM-HYM-A022287 ( SAMC). GoogleMaps

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. South Africa.

Etymology. The species is named karooensis after the collection site in the Karoo.

SAMC

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

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Dryinidae

Genus

Gonatopus

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