Gonatopus okahandjae Olmi, 1984

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 526-528

102. Gonatopus okahandjae Olmi, 1984

( Figs 220E , 230 E–G, 232 A, B, 234 C)

Gonatopus okahandjae Olmi 1984: 1623 ; 1987a: 442; 1994a: 74; Guglielmino & Olmi 1997: 222; Olmi & van Harten 2000: 266; 2006: 311; Olmi 2006: 50.

Description. ♀ ( Figs 232A, B ). Apterous; body length 3.1–3.6 mm. Head totally reddish, or brown-black, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of frons (more along orbits) yellow; antenna brown, except scape, pedicel and part of flagellomere 1 yellow; mesosoma brown-black or reddish; metasoma brown-black; legs testaceous, except coxae and club of profemur brown. Head almost flat ( Fig. 230E ), dull, granulate; occipital carina incomplete, only present behind and on sides of lateral ocelli, laterally not reaching half-way of OOL; POL = 7; OL = 7; OOL = 21. Palpal formula 5/2. Pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression, shiny, unsculptured. Mesoscutum with ( Fig. 232A ) or without ( Fig. 230F ) two pointed apophyses laterally. Metanotum short, transversely striate, excavated behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 230G ). Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured, with deep median longitudinal furrow; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomere 1 as long as 4. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 234C ) with one small subapical tooth and 6–7 peg-like setae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 234C ) with inner side proximally not serrate and 1–2 rows of 1–4 (proximal) + 11–19 lamellae; apex with at least seven lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Fully winged; body length 1.6–2.1 mm. Head black; antenna brown; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs brown, except stalks of femora, protibia and tarsi whitish (except brown last tarsomere). Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 4:3.5:6:6:5:5.5:5:5:5:7.5; antennomere 3 less than 3 × as long as broad (6:2.5). Head dull, granulate and slightly rugose; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; POL = 5.5; OL = 2; OOL = 4; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli slightly longer than OL (2.5:2); area between lateral ocelli and eyes flat and rugose. Palpal formula 5/2. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli complete, posteriorly separated; minimum distance between notauli as long as greatest breadth of lateral ocelli. Mesoscutellum slightly granulate. Metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured, without furrows or keels. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands. Dorsal process of paramere ( Fig. 220E ) long and slender. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: NAMIBIA: Okahandja , 19–29.XII.1927, R.E. Turner leg. ( NHMUK) . Other material: CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: Santiago Island , São Jorge dos Orgãos , 1♀, 1♂ ( AMNH). MAURI- TANIA: Nouakchott , 1♀ ( AMCR). MOZAMBIQUE: Maputo Prov., Maputo, E. Mondlane University, Faculty of Agriculture campus, 1985, on lettuce, reared from Agalliopsis sp ., 1♀ ( AMNH); Maputo Prov., 26 km S of Ma- puto, Umbelúzi , 1♀ ( AMNH). NAMIBIA: 27.6 km S Omaruru , along Rd C 33, C. 8.III.2006, B. 12.III.2006, Sf. 12.IV.2006, reared from a nymph of Austroagallia cuneata (Cogan) , M. Olmi leg. , 23 A, designated by mistake as ♀ paratype of G. maritimus Olmi , 1♀ ( MOLC); same locality label, C. 8.III.2006, B. 13.III.2006, Sf. 12.IV.2006, reared from a nymph of Austroagallia cuneata (Cogan) , M. Olmi leg. , 23 B, designated by mistake as ♀ paratype of G. maritimus Olmi , 1♀ ( MOLC); same locality label, C. 8.III.2006, B. 11.III.2006, Sf. 12.IV.2006, reared from a nymph of Austroagallia cuneata (Cogan) , M. Olmi leg. , 23 C, designated by mistake as ♀ paratype of G. maritimus Olmi , 1♀ ( MOLC). NORTH SUDAN (= REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN): 39 km W Al Qadarif (= Gedaref), 19– 29.IX.1987, L.J. Pinto leg. , 1♀ ( USNM). SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape, Kimberley , 1♀ ( MCZ); Northern Cape, Hopetown , 29°37’S 24°05’E, X.1887, SAM-HYM-PO05918 , 2♀♀ ( SAMC). YEMEN: Wadi Bana , 20.III.1993, A. van Harten leg. , 1♀ ( MOLC) .

Hosts. Cicadellidae ( Guglielmino et al. 2013) : in Mozambique: Agalliopsis sp.; in Namibia: Agallia cuneata Cogan (= Austroagallia cuneata (Cogan)) ( Olmi 2007b; Guglielmino & Olmi 2007), attributed by mistake to G. maritimus ( Olmi 2007b; see remarks for G. maritimus ).

Distribution. Cape Verde Islands, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, North Sudan, South Africa, Yemen.

Figures

FIGURE 220. ♂ genitalia of Gonatopus species. A: G. guigliae (Benoit): ♂ from Mozambique, Catembe: dorsal process of paramere. B, C: G. incognitus Olmi: ♂s from Nigeria, Ibadan (B), and Tanzania, Pongwe (C). D: G. koebergensis Olmi, Cope- land & van Noort sp. nov.: ♂ paratype. E: G. okahandjae Olmi: ♂ from the Cape Verde Islands, São Jorge dos Orgãos. F: G. ridens Olmi: ♂ from South Africa, Blue Mountain Ranch Bed & Breakfast. Scale bar: A, C, F: 0.06 mm; B: 0.08 mm; D: 0.17 mm; E: 0.09 mm.

FIGURE 230. Gonatopus species.A: G. mirus Olmi & van Harten, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view. B: G. mosseli Olmi, ♀ holotype: head in dorsal view. C, D: G. nigropictus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: mesosoma in dorsal (C) and lateral (D) view.E–G: G. okahandjae Olmi: head of ♀ from Namibia, 27.6 km S Omaruru, in frontal view (E); mesos- cutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity of ♀ holotype in dorsal (F) and lateral (G) view. H: G. pilosipes Brues, ♀ holotype: head in frontal view. I: G. ranomafanensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. Scale bar:A: 1.23 mm; B: 0.31 mm; C, D: 0.98 mm; E: 0.24 mm; F, G, I: 0.78 mm; H: 0.47 mm.

FIGURE 232. Habitus of Gonatopus species. A, B: G. okahandjae Olmi, ♀ from Yemen, Wadi Bana, in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view. C: G. tulearensis Olmi: ♀ holotype in dorsal view. Scale bar: A: 2.28 mm; B: 1.65 mm.

FIGURE 234. Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes. A: G. natalensis Olmi. B: G. nigropictus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. C: G. okahandjae Olmi. D: G. omanensis Olmi. E: G. patrizii Benoit. F: G. operosus Olmi. Scale bar: A: 0.05 mm; B: 0.06 mm; C, D, E: 0.07 mm; F: 0.10 mm.