Gonatopus luteipes (Benoit, 1951)

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 515

91. Gonatopus luteipes (Benoit, 1951)

( Figs 223C, D , 229C )

Platygonatopus luteipes Benoit 1951d: 19 .

Gonatopus luteipes (Benoit) : Olmi 1984: 1611; Olmi et al. 2015: 365.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 1.6–3.1 mm. Head brown, except clypeus, mandible and anterior region of frons yellow; antenna yellow, except antennomeres 4–10 brown; mesosoma black; metasoma black, with some brown nuances; legs yellow, except clubs of femora brownish and both extremities of meso- and metatibia brownish (legs appear to be banded such as in ♀♀ of group 1). Head ( Fig. 229C ) weakly excavated, almost flat, shiny, granulate; POL = 3; OL = 5; OOL = 15. Palpal formula 4/2 or 5/2. Pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression, shiny, granulate. Mesoscutum dull, strongly granulate, without lateral pointed apophyses. Metanotum dull, granulate, with some transverse striae. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, completely granulate; propodeal declivity granulate, not transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron not transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 223C ) with one small subapical tooth and with or without bristles, or small lamellae, or peg-like setae. Protarsomere 5 of holotype ( Fig. 223C ) with inner side proximally not serrate and one row of one long lamella + four very short lamellae, in addition to many bristles; apex with four lamellae, including one very long. In specimen from South Africa, 31°12.923’S 19°40.812’E, Protarsomere 5 with five lamellae and many bristles; apex with five lamellae, including one very long. In specimen from Namibia, Okahandja, protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 223D ) with one row of 20 lamellae and group of eight distal lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: KENYA: Central Prov., Olgasalic , IV.1945, S. Patrizi leg. ( MRAC) . Other material: NAMIBIA: Okahandja , 19–29.XII.1927, R.E. Turner leg. , 1♀ ( NHMUK) . SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape, 30 km N of Calvinia, Kelkiewyn Farm , 31°12.923’S 19°40.812’E, 762 m, 29.IX–30.XII.2010, MT, Hantam Succulent Karoo, KEL09-SUC1-M05 , 1♀ ( SAMC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Kenya, Namibia, South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 223. Chelae of Gonatopus species:A: G. leptothorax Ceballos, holotype. B: G. longiusculus Olmi, holotype. C, D: G. luteipes (Benoit): holotype (C); ♀ from Namibia, Okahandja (D). E: G. macua Olmi, holotype. F: G. maritimus Olmi, holotype. G: G. martellii Olmi, holotype. Scale bar: A, B: 0.09 mm; C, D: 0.04 mm; E: 0.21 mm; F: 0.06 mm; G: 0.13 mm.

FIGURE 229. Gonatopus species. A: G. leptothorax Ceballos: ♀ from Lesotho, Mamathes, habitus in dorsal view. B: G. lon- giusculus Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. C: G. luteipes (Benoit), ♀ holotype: head in frontal view. D, E: G. maritimus Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view (D); mesosoma in lateral view (E). F: G. incognitus Olmi, ♀ holotype: head in frontal view. G: G. masoalensis Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view. Scale bar: A: 1.73 mm; B: 1.01 mm; C: 0.15 mm; D: 0.53 mm; E: 0.80 mm; F: 0.28 mm; G: 0.98 mm.