Gonatopus duranprietoae, Speranza & Olmi & Capradossi & Guglielmino, 2019

Speranza, Stefano, Olmi, Massimo, Capradossi, Leonardo & Guglielmino, Adalgisa, 2019, Discovery of a new species of Gonatopus (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 4712 (3), pp. 445-450 : 446-447

Gonatopus duranprietoae sp. nov.

( Figs 1–5 )

Type material. Holotype: ♀: COLOMBIA: Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Localidad Usaquén , Parque La Vida , 16.III.2018, collected on Ficus americana subsp. andicola ( Standl.) CCBerg ( Moraceae ), Juliana Durán Prieto leg. ( IAVH).

Diagnosis. Apterous female of Gonatopus with palpal formula 6/3, pronotum crossed by deep transverse furrow ( Fig. 2 ), stalk between prothorax and metathorax + propodeum less than twice as long as broad ( Fig. 1 ), mesoscutum and metanotum with two lateral pointed apophyses ( Fig. 4 ), metanotum not hollow behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 2 ), metapectal-propodeal disc unsculptured ( Fig. 4 ), meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete ( Fig. 4 ), protarsomere 1 slightly shorter than protarsomere 4, enlarged claw with one small subapical tooth ( Fig. 5 ).

Description of Female holotype. Apterous ( Figs 1, 2 ); length 3.2 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna black; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs black, except part of trochanters and meso- and metatarsi testaceous. Antenna clavate, without ADOs; antennomeres in following proportions: 7:5:11:5:5:5:5:4:4:6. Head ( Fig. 3 ) excavated, shiny, unsculptured, partly granulated; frontal line complete; occipital carina shortly present on sides of posterior ocelli; POL = 2; OL = 1; OOL = 7. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum shiny, smooth, unsculptured, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum shiny, smooth, with two lateral pointed apophyses ( Fig. 4 ). Metanotum smooth, not hollow behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 2 ), with lateral sides protruding (pointed protrusions) ( Fig. 4 ). Metapectal propodeal complex shiny, smooth, unsculptured, except numerous transverse keels on propodeal declivity; metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, smooth, unsculptured, without median longitudinal furrow. Mesopleuron unsculptured, not transversely striate. Metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete, broad and step-shaped. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 12:3:5:15:23. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 5 ) with one small subapical tooth and one row of seven peg-like hairs + 1 seta. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 5 ) with two rows of 5 + 17 lamellae; distal apex with about 12 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Etymology. The species is named after the collector, Dr. Juliana Durán Prieto (Subdirección Científica, Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, Colombia).

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Gonatopus duranprietoae sp. nov.: female holotype: 1, body in dorsal view; 2, body in lateral view; 3, head in dorsal view; 4, mesoscutum and metapectal-propodeal complex in dorsal view (arrows indicate the pointed lateral apophyses of mesoscutum (s) and metanotum (m)). Scale bar 1.46 mm for 1, 1.08 mm for 2, 0.47 mm for 3, 0.33 mm for 4.

FIGURE 5–6. 5, Gonatopus duranprietoae sp. nov.: female holotype: chela. 6, Gonatopus peruvianus Olmi, 1984: chela. Scale bar 0.22 mm for 5, 0.26 mm for 6.