Gonatopus flavotestaceus 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 : 467-468

publication ID

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

publication LSID

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

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987E2-FE7D-2B9B-FF3E-D39FFB57FE0C

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Plazi

scientific name

Gonatopus flavotestaceus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
status

sp. nov.

47. Gonatopus flavotestaceus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 197 View FIGURE 197 , 198A, B View FIGURE 198 )

Diagnosis. Apterous ♀ of Gonatopus with palpal formula 4/2; head and mesosoma completely yellow-testaceous; pronotum not crossed by transverse furrow; protarsomere 1 slightly longer than 4; enlarged claw ( Fig. 198B View FIGURE 198 ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of lamellae.

Description. ♀ ( Fig. 197 View FIGURE 197 ). Apterous; body length 2.7 mm. Completely yellow-testaceous, except petiole black. Head ( Fig. 197C View FIGURE 197 ) excavated, shiny, unsculptured; frontal line incomplete, present in anterior half of frons; occipital carina absent; POL = 1; OL = 2; OOL = 7. Palpal formula 4/2. Pronotum shiny, unsculptured, not crossed by transverse impression. Mesoscutum shiny, unsculptured, without lateral pointed apophyses. Metanotum shiny, unsculptured, flat, with sides rounded ( Fig. 197A View FIGURE 197 ), about coplanar to mesoscutellum ( Figs 197B View FIGURE 197 , 198A View FIGURE 198 ). Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity with posterior half transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron shiny, unsculptured. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 14:2:3:11:16. Enlarged claw ( Figs 197D View FIGURE 197 , 198B View FIGURE 198 ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of five lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Figs 197D View FIGURE 197 , 198B View FIGURE 198 ) with two rows of 15 lamellae; apex with about eight lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype ( CASTYPE19463 ): MADAGASCAR: Fianarantsoa, 20 km SSW Am- bositra, Ankazomivady , 20°46.6’S 47°09.9’E, 1700 m, 7.I.1998, B.L. Fisher #1590, disturbed montane rainforest edge, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood) ( CAS). GoogleMaps

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Etymology. The species is named flavotestaceus, because of its colour yellow-testaceous.

CAS

USA, California, San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Dryinidae

Genus

Gonatopus

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