16. Gonatopus polli (Benoit, 1951)

(Figs 176B, 177A, B)

Pseudogonatopus polli Benoit 1951c: 8; Olmi 1984: 1226.

Gonatopus polli (Benoit): Olmi & van Harten 2000: 265; Olmi 2006: 45. Description. ♀ (Figs 177A, B). Apterous; body length 3.0– 3.6 mm. Completely yellow-reddish, except petiole black. Head excavated, shiny, slightly granulate, with frons unsculptured. Palpal formula 4/2. Pronotum shiny, granulate, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum granulate. Mesoscutum without lateral pointed apophyses (Fig. 177A). Metanotum with sides rounded (Fig. 177A), about coplanar to mesoscutellum (Fig. 177B). Metapectal-propodeal disc granulate, with track of median longitudinal furrow; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Mesopleuron and metapleuron not transversely striate; occasionally striate. In specimen from Niger, Tarna goulbin, body almost completely unsculptured, except transverse striae on propodeal declivity and pleuron. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 13:2:4:11:18. Enlarged claw (Fig. 176B) with one large subapical tooth and one row of 4–5 lamellae. Protarsomere 5 (Fig. 176B) with two rows of 20–37 lamellae extending continuously to apex. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Maniema, Kalombo, 23.VI.1947, M. Poll leg., by sweeping on grass on banks of Lualaba River near Kisale Lake (MRAC). Other material: NIGER: Maradi, Tarna goulbin, 1♀ (TAMU) . SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, Somerset East, 1♀ (AMNH); Western Cape, Mossel Bay, 30.XII.1938, R.E. Turner leg., 1♀ (NHMUK) ; same locality label, II.1922, 1 ♀ (NHMUK); Western Cape, Ceres, IV.1925, R.E. Turner leg., 1♀ (NHMUK) . YEMEN: Sana’a, 9.V.1991, in rad- ish field, A. van Harten leg., 2♀♀ (MOLC); Wadi Dhar, 10.VII.1991, ex cocoon on Sorghum, A. van Harten leg., 1♀ (MOLC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, South Africa, Yemen.