108. Gonatopus ranomafanensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort, sp. nov.

(Figs 212B, 217A, B, 230I, 231, 235C, 239A)

Diagnosis. Apterous ♀ of Gonatopus with palpal formula 6/3; head granulate, black, except mandible, clypeus, small area between antennal toruli, malar space and narrow stripe near malar space along orbits testaceous; temple without sharp carina; mesosoma brown-black; pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression; mesoscutum about twice as long as broad, with two lateral pointed apophyses (Fig. 217A); metanotum about coplanar to mesoscutellum; mesopleuron without lateral pointed prominence; meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete; metapectal-propodeal disc without strong median furrow, unsculptured; protarsomere 1 slightly shorter than 4; enlarged claw (Figs 212B, 235C) with one small subapical tooth and one row of peg-like setae.

Description. ♀ (Figs 217A, B, 231). Apterous; body length 3.5–3.7 mm. Head black, except mandible, clypeus, small area between antennal toruli, malar space and short narrow stripe along orbits near malar space testaceous; antenna brown, except scape and pedicel brown-testaceous and flagellomere 8 whitish (in paratype flagellomeres 7 and 8 whitish); mesosoma brown-black, except apex of propodeal declivity yellow; petiole black; metasoma brownblack; proleg brown, except part of coxa, trochanter and tarsus testaceous; mesoleg brown, except tarsus testaceous; metaleg brown, except tarsus and part of tibia testaceous (in paratype proleg brown, except part of coxa and trochanter whitish; meso- and metaleg brown, except part of tibiae and tarsi testaceous). Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 8:5:19:10:8:7:6:6:4:8. Head (Fig. 231C) excavated, dull, granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina shortly present behind and on sides of lateral ocelli; POL = 1; OL = 1.5; OOL = 8; greatest breadth of lateral ocellus about as long as OL. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression, shiny, unsculptured. Mesoscutum shiny, unsculptured, about twice as long as broad (11:6) (shortest breadth), laterally with two pointed apophyses (Fig. 230I). Mesoscutellum shiny, flat, unsculptured. Length of mesoscutum + mesoscutel-lum about 3 × as long as breadth of mesoscutum (17:6). Metanotum shiny, unsculptured, sloping anteriorly, not or weakly excavated behind mesoscutellum (Fig. 239A), with sides rounded, not protruding. Metapectal-propodeal disc (Fig. 231A, B) fusiform, shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity with transverse striae on distal half. Meso- pleuron and metapleuron unsculptured. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres (Fig. 231D) in following proportions: 16:3:5:17:26. Enlarged claw (Figs 212B, 235C) with one small subapical tooth and one row of five-six peg-like setae + one bristle. Protarsomere 5 (Figs 212B, 235C) without proximal serrate area, with two rows of 3–4 (proximal) + 18–19 lamellae; apex with five-seven lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype (CASTYPE19467): MADAGASCAR: Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park, Vohiparara, 21°13.67’S 47°22.19’E, at broken bridge, 1110 m, 12–19.II.2002, MT, high altitude rainforest, R. Harin’Hala leg., MA-02-08A-16 (CAS). Paratype: MADAGASCAR: same locality label as holo- type, 26.II–4.IV.2002, MA-02-09A-18 (MOLC). DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Ituri Prov., Djugu Territory, confluence of Ituri and Kelebo rivers, Uphill “Camp Kelebo ”, 30.III–6.IV.2015, primary/secondary forest, 75YPTs, A. Gumovsky leg., 1♀ (SIZK) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar.

Etymology. The species is named ranomafanensis after the collection site in the Ranomafana National Park.