54. Gonatopus varipes Brues, 1906

(Figs 200E, 201E, F, 202 A–C)

Gonatopus varipes Brues 1906: 106; Olmi 1994a: 69; 1998c: 63; 2004a. 368; 2006: 48; 2009b: 460.

Tetrodontochelys varipes (Brues): Olmi 1984: 1459.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 2.3–2.9 mm. Head yellow-reddish, occasionally with vertex darkened; an- tenna yellow-reddish, occasionally with antennomeres 4–10 darkened; pronotum black, except lateral regions reddish (in specimen from Gambia, Perai Memadi, prothorax completely testaceous); rest of mesosoma black or brown (in specimen from Gambia, Perai Memadi, mesoscutum and mesoscutellum testaceous, metapectal-propodeal disc brown, except anterior surface and metanotum testaceous); metasoma brown; legs yellow, occasionally except clubs of femora and meso- and metacoxa brown. Head (Fig. 202A) excavated and shiny, with occiput granulate. Palpal formula 4/2. Pronotum shiny, granulate, not crossed by transverse impression or very slightly impressed (Fig. 202C). Mesoscutum without lateral pointed apophyses (Fig. 202B). Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metapectal-propodeal disc dull, granulate; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron not transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 9:2:3:10:15. Enlarged claw (Figs 201E, F) with one small subapical tooth and few peg-like setae or bristles. Protarsomere 5 (Figs 201E, F) with inner proximal serrate region and one row of approximately 26 lamellae, or 2 rows of 2 (proximal) + 22 lamellae; apex with 6–8 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Fully winged; body length 1.6–1.9 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs brown, except articulations, proximal extremities of tibiae and tarsi whitish. Antenna filiform, with antennomere 3 less than 3 × as long as broad (4.5:2); antennomeres in following proportions: 4:4:4.5: 4.5:4.5:4.5:4:4:4:5.5. Head dull, granulate; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; POL = 7; OL = 3; OOL = 2.5; vertex with smooth ovoidal shiny area situated between eyes and lateral ocelli (area surrounded anteriorly by strong prominent process). Palpal formula 4/2. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.25 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, setose, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured, with anterior half granulate, median longitudinal furrow and two short longitudinal keels on sides of furrow; propodeal declivity unsculptured. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; 2R1 cell open; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part. Dorsal process of paramere (Fig. 200E) short and with apex rounded. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: ZIMBABWE: Eastern Mashonaland, Harare (= Salisbury), G.A.K. Marshall leg. (MCPM) . Other material: BOTSWANA: Gaborone, 3.II.1980, 1♀ (CNC). GAMBIA: Wuli District, Perai Memadi , 1♀ (ZIL). MOZAMBIQUE: Maputo Prov., Maputo Bay, Inhaca Island, M. Olmi leg. , 1♀ (AMNH); Maputo Prov., 22 km N of Maputo, M. Olmi leg. , 1♀ (AMNH); Maputo Prov., 6 km N of Palmeira along the road Maputo-Xai Xai, C. 24.VIII.1996, M. Olmi leg. , 1♀ (AMNH); Niassa, Cuamba, Campus of the Catholic University of Mozambique, 10.IV.2002, M. Olmi leg. , 1♀ (MOLC); Niassa, Cuamba, Farm of the Catholic University of Mo- zambique, 18.II.2005, M. Olmi leg. , 1♀ (MOLC). SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng, Pretoria District, Soutpan, 25°24’S 28°06’E, 21.III.1990, N.C. Pienaar leg. , 2♀♀ (SANC); KwaZulu-Natal, Umkomaas Game Ranch, 1♀ (AEIC) .

Hosts. In Mozambique, unidentified Cicadellidae (Olmi 1994a) .

Distribution. Botswana, Gambia, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe.