Gonatopus clavipes ( Thunberg, 1827 )

Derafshan, Hossein Ali, Olmi, Massimo, Moghaddam, Mostafa Ghafouri & Rakhshani, Ehsan, 2020, Taxonomy of Iranian Gonatopodinae (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae), with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4789 (2), pp. 371-402 : 379-384

Gonatopus clavipes ( Thunberg, 1827)

Figs 1C , 8–9 , 20C

Gonatopus clavipes ( Thunberg, 1827: 202) . Type locality: Sweden, Uppland , Uppsala (♀ holotype, ZMU). Description (♀). Apterous ( Fig. 9 ), length 2.2–3.7 mm. Color. Color very variable. Head black, except yellow mandible, clypeus and anterior region frons; gena testaceous; antenna black, except yellow scape and pedicel and occasionally part of flagellomere 1; mesosoma black, except testaceous distal apex metapectal-propodeal complex; metasoma black, with reddish nuances; legs yellow-reddish, except brownish clubs femora. Head ( Figs 8 A–8 C, 9). Antenna clavate, antennomeres in following proportions: 7.5:5:13:6:6:6:5:4.5:5:7; head excavated, shiny or dull, alutaceous or granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 2, OL = 2.5, OOL = 7; palpal formula 5/2. Mesosoma ( Figs 1C , 8 D–8 F, 9). Pronotum shiny or dull, setose or unsetose, granulate, crossed by strong transverse furrow; mesoscutum granulate, sculptured by some longitudinal keels, without lateral pointed apophyses; metanotum transversely striate, slightly or deeply hollow behind mesoscutellum; mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate; metapectal-propodeal complex dull or shiny, with anterior surface unsculptured or granulate and posterior surface transversely striate; disc metapectal-propodeal complex with or without deep median longitudinal furrow; meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete; protarsomeres in following proportions: 12:2:4:14:21; enlarged claw with one small subapical tooth and few peg-like setae or bristles; protarsomere 5 with inner margin proximally not serrated (occasionally serrated) and with 1–2 rows of 11–23 lamellae beginning in proximal third of fifth segment (if with two rows, second row situated in proximal half protarsomere 5); distal apex with 7–17 lamellae; tibial spurs 1/0/1 .

Description (♂). Fully winged; length 1.7–2.7 mm. Color. Head black, except testaceous mandible; antenna brown-black; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs yellow-brown, except coxae darkened. Head. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 4:4:6:5.5:5.5:5:5:5:5.5:8, antennomere 3 less than 3.5 times as long as wide (3.2); head dull, setose, granulate, with short irregular keels on frons and vertex; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; vertex with two smooth (or rugose) ovoidal areas situated between lateral ocelli and eyes and anteriorly not bordered by high carina; temple distinct; POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 4; palpal formula 5/2. Mesosoma . Mesoscutum dull, granulate; mesoscutellum dull, granulate; metanotum shiny, unsculptured or granulate; metapectal-propodeal complex dull, reticulate rugose, with or without longitudinal median furrow on dorsal surface; forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part (Rs) 2r-rs&Rs vein (= stigmal vein) longer than proximal part (2r-rs) (12:7); tibial spurs 1/1/2. Genitalia ( Fig. 20C ). Dorsal process of paramere short and transverse.

Material examined. 4 ♀ 20 ♂: 1 ♀ ( AMNH), IRAN, Teheran, Kendván Pass , 2700 m ; 1 ♀ ( MHNG), West

Azerbaijan, Makù; 1 ♂ ( DEIAU), Fars, Larestan (27°38ʹN, 54°16ʹE), 16. V.2013, Leg .: A. Falahatpisheh ; 1 ♂ ( DEIAU), Fars, Larestan (27°37ʹN, 54°26ʹE), 11.VII.2013 , Leg .: A. Falahatpisheh ; 3 ♂ ( DEIAU), Fars, Larestan (27°37ʹN, 54°26ʹE), 31.III.2013 ; 1 ♂ ( DEIAU), Fars, Larestan (27°31ʹN, 54°26ʹE), 06.VII.2013 , Leg .: A. Falahat- pisheh; 1 ♂ ( DEIAU), Fars, Larestan (27°38ʹN, 54°16ʹE), 5. VI.2013, Leg .: A. Falahatpisheh ; 8 ♂ ( DEIAU), Fars, Khonj (27°53ʹ31ʺN, 53°26ʹ42ʺE, 668m), 20. VI.2013, Leg .: M. Atbaei ; 2 ♂ ( DEIAU), Fars, Khonj (27°53ʹ31ʺN, 53°26ʹ42ʺE), 06.IV.2013 , Leg .: M. Atbaei ; 1 ♂ ( DEIAU), Fars, Khonj (27°53ʹ31ʺN, 53°26ʹ42ʺE), 15.III.2013 , Leg .: M. Atbaei ; 1 ♂ ( DEIAU), Fars, Kherameh (29°30ʹ51ʺN, 53°18ʹ40ʺE, 1588m), 12. VI.2013, Leg .: E. Izadi ; 1 ♂ ( DE- IAU), Fars, Kherameh (29°30ʹ51ʺN, 53°18ʹ40ʺE, 1588m), 15. I.2013, Leg .: E. Izadi ; 1 ♀ ( DPPZ), Razavi Khorasan province, Torghabeh (36°35ʹ48ʺN; 59°12ʹ58ʺE, 1297m), 14.IX.2016 , swept on Medicago sativa , Leg.: B. Motamedinia ; same locality label, 21.VIII.2016 ; 1 ♀ ( DPPZ), North Khorasan province, Maneh-o Samalghan, Qaleh-Khan village (37°30ʹ32ʺN, 56°46ʹ50ʺE, 840m), 9. VI.2018, swept on weeds, Leg.: Z. Rahmani .

Distribution ( Fig. 21C ). Eastern ( Olmi & Xu 2015) and Western Palaearctic ( Olmi 1984).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Redrawn chelae of Gonatopodinae Kieffer (from Olmi, 1984): A. Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko, 1970, from Sciolze (Italy); B. Gonatopus camelinus Kieffer, 1904, from S. Cruz de la Palma (Canaries); C. Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827), from Kuusamo (Russia); D. Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905, from El Pardo (Spain).

FIGURE 8. Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827), female from Iran, Razavi Khorasan-Torghabeh: A. Head, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Mesosoma, lateral view; E. Chela, F. Mesosoma, dorsal view; G. Metasoma, lateral view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.

FIGURE 9. General habitus of Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827), female from Iran, Razavi Khorasan-Torghabeh.

FIGURE 20. Redrawn male genitalia of Gonatopodinae Kieffer (from Olmi & Xu, 2015): A. Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko, 1970, from Torrevieja (Spain); B. Gonatopus camelinus Kieffer, 1904, from Capodimonte (Italy); C. Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827), from Sciolze (Italy); D. Gonatopus distinguendus Kieffer, 1905, from Castelmaurou (France); E. Gonatopus lunatus Klug, 1810, from Assergi (Italy); F. Haplogonatopus apicalis Perkins, 1905, from Sri Lanka.

FIGURE 21. Distribution map of the Iranian species of Gonatopodinae. A. Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko; B. Gonatopus camelinus Kieffer; C. Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg).