52. Gonatopus ochreus (Olmi, 1984)

(Figs 200B, C, 201C)

Tetrodontochelys ochreus Olmi 1984: 1450; 1991: 333.

Gonatopus ochreus (Olmi): Olmi 1994a: 70; 2004a: 366; 2006: 48; Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 47; 2007: 126.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 2.0– 2.2 mm. Completely yellow-testaceous, except petiole black. Head al- most flat, shiny, unsculptured or slightly granulate; frontal line incomplete, absent near clypeus; occipital carina incomplete, only shortly present on sides of lateral ocelli; POL = 2; OL = 3; OOL = 11. Palpal formula 3/2. Pronotum shiny, granulate, not crossed by transverse impression or very slightly impressed. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity, meso- and metapleuron transversely striate. In specimen from Mozambique, Cu- amba, metapectal-propodeal disc dull and slightly granulate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete or slightly visible on posterior half; in specimens from Cameroon, Djarengol, and Namibia, 38 km W Keetmanshoop, meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomere 1 as long as 4 (in holotype, or slightly shorter (7:8, in specimens from Cameroon, Djarengol). Enlarged claw (Fig. 201C) with one small subapical tooth and few bristles or four peg-like setae. Protarsomere 5 (Fig. 201C) with inner proximal serrate region and one row of 16 lamellae or two rows of 1 (proximal) + 12–14 lamellae (extending beyond 0.5 × length of protarsomere); apex with approximately 9–11 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Fully winged; body length 1.1–1.6 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs brown, except tarsi, protibia and articulations testaceous. Antenna filiform, with antennomere 3 less than 3 × as long as broad (3.5:1.7); antennomeres in following proportions: 2:3:3.5:3.5:3:3:3:3:3:4.5. Head dull, granulate; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; POL = 4; OL = 2; OOL = 3; vertex with smooth ovoidal shiny area situated between eyes and lateral ocelli (area surrounded anteriorly by strong prominent process (Fig. 200C)). Temple without sharp carina. Palpal formula 3/2. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum dull, granulate. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.3–0.6 × length of mesoscutum. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, not reticulate rugose, with numerous irregular striae, unsculptured among striae. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands. Dorsal process of paramere (Fig. 200B) long and with distal region broadened. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: NAMIBIA: Okahandja, 27.I–2.II.1928, R.E. Turner leg. (NHMUK) . Other material: CAMEROUN: Maroua, Djarengol, 1♀ (CIRAD), 2♀♀, 1♂ (AMNH). MOZAMBIQUE: Maputo Prov., 27 km S of Maputo, Umbelúzi, M. Olmi leg., 1♀ (AMNH); Maputo Prov., 22 km N of Maputo, M. Olmi leg., 1♀ (AMNH); Maputo Prov., 6 km N of Palmeira, M. Olmi leg., 1♀ (AMNH); Nampula Prov., Nampula, near Nampula Catholic Seminary, 21.XI.1999, sweeping, M. Olmi leg., 1♀ (MOLC); same locality label, reared from a nymph of unidentified Cicadellidae, C. 21.XI.1999, B. 24.XI.99, Sf. 16.XII.99, M. Olmi reared, 1♂ (MOLC); Ni- assa, 8 km N of Maúa, Catholic Mission of “Coração Sagrado de Jesus de Maúa”, ex nymphs and adults of Exitianus capicola (Stål), M. Olmi reared (MOLC) (reared specimens as follows: C. 11.XI.1999, B. 13.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 12.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 12.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 12.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 12.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 12.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 13.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 12.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 12.XI.99, Sf. 2.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 14.XI.99, Sf. 4.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 14.XI.99, Sf. 4.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 14.XI.99, Sf. 4.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 13.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♀; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 19.XI.99, Sf. 3.XII.99, 1♂; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 12.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♂; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 12.XI.99, Sf. 2.XII.99, 1♂; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 13.XI.99, Sf. 2.XII.99, 1♂; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 13.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♂; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 12.XI.99, Sf. 2.XII.99, 1♂; C. 11.XI.1999, B. 13.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, 1♂); Niassa, Cuamba, Mozambique Catho- lic University Campus, 26.V.2007, sweeping, M. Olmi leg., 1♀ (MOLC); same locality label, C. 29.V.2007, B. 31.V.2007, Sf. 22.VI.2007, M. Olmi reared from an adult of Cicadellidae, 1♀ (SAMC); same locality label, C. 29.V.2007, B. 1.VI.2007, Sf. 1.VII.2007, M. Olmi reared from a nymph of Cicadellidae, 1♀ (MOLC); same local- ity label, sweeping, 11.IV.2003, 6♀♀ (MOLC); same locality label, reared from nymphs of unidentified Cicadel- lidae, C. 7.IV.2003, B. 10.IV.2003, Sf. 26.IV.2003, 2♀♀ (MOLC); same locality label, reared from a ♀ adult of an Aconurella species ( Cicadellidae), C. 5.IV.2003, B. 8.IV.2003, Sf. 24.IV.2003, 1♀ (MOLC); Niassa, near Cuamba, pastures near a bridge at the beginning of Maúa Road, C. 8.XI.1999, B. 9.XI.99, Sf. 1.XII.99, reared from a nymph of unidentified Cicadellid, 1♀ (MOLC). NAMIBIA: 38 km W Keetmanshoop, along Rd B 4, 10.III.2006, sweeping, M. Olmi leg., 3♀♀ (MOLC); same locality label, C. 10.III.2006, B. 13.III.2006, Sf. 3.IV.2006, reared from a nymph of Aconurella compta (Naudé), M. Olmi leg., 26 C, 1♂ (MOLC); same locality label, C. 10.III.2006, B. 14.III.2006, Sf. 5.IV.2006, M. Olmi leg., 26 D, 1♀ (MOLC); same locality label, C. 10.III.2006, B. 13.III.2006, Sf. 5.IV.2006, M. Olmi leg., 26 E, 1♀ (MOLC); same locality label, C. 10.III.2006, B. 11.III.2006, Sf. 5.IV.2006, M. Olmi leg., 26 A, 1♀ (MOLC); 89 Km S Keetmanshoop, along Rd B 1, C. 1.III.2006, B. 4.III.2006, reared from a nymph of Aconurella compta (Naudé), M. Olmi leg., 18 M, 1♀ (MOLC); same locality label, C. 1.III.2006, B. 2.III.2006, Sf. 27.III.2006, M. Olmi leg., 18 B, 1♀ (MOLC); same locality label, C. 1.III.2006, B. 3.III.2006, Sf. 27.III.2006, M. Olmi leg., 18 D, 1♀ (MOLC); same locality label, C. 1.III.2006, B. 3.III.2006, Sf. 22.III.2006, M. Olmi leg., 18 F, 1♀ (SAMC); same locality label, C. 1.III.2006, B. 4.III.2006, Sf. 27.III.2006, M. Olmi leg., 18 H, 1♀ (MOLC); same locality label, C. 1.III.2006, B. 2.III.2006, Sf. 22.III.2006, M. Olmi leg., 18 E, 1♀ (MOLC); 40 Km W Keet- manshoop, along Rd B 4, C. 10.III.2006, B. 14.III.2006, Sf. 5.IV.2006, reared from an adult of Aconurella compta (Naudé), M. Olmi leg., 27 C, 1♀ (MOLC). SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, 16 km E of Port Elizabeth, S. George’s Strand, M. Olmi leg., 1♀ (MOLC).

Hosts. Cicadellidae (Guglielmino et al. 2013): in Mozambique: Aconurella shaba Ghauri; Exitianus capicola (Stål); in Namibia: Aconurella compta (Naudé).

Distribution. Cameroon, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa.