Apoaphelopus fisheri Olmi, Copeland & van Noort, 2019

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 592-594

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8D375836-CCBA-473C-836F-6ABD44B4F881
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987E2-FDE0-2819-FF3E-D03DFBFEFC91
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Apoaphelopus fisheri Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

1. Apoaphelopus fisheri Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 264C View FIGURE 264 , 265 View FIGURE 265 )

Diagnosis. ♂ of Apoaphelopus with POL about as long as OOL; notauli incomplete, reaching about 0.5 × length of mesoscutum.

Description. ♂ ( Fig. 265 View FIGURE 265 ). Fully winged; length 0.7–1.1 mm. Head brown-testaceous, except mandible tes- taceous; antenna testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma testaceous; legs yellow-testaceous. Antenna filiform, very slender and long, shorter than body; antennomeres in following proportions: 5:2.5:2.5:2.5:2.5:2:2.5:2.5:2.5:3.5. Head ( Figs 265A, C, E View FIGURE 265 ) convex, subspheroidal, dull, granulate, finely setose; occiput very concave, unsculptured; frontal line absent; central area of frons with slight short median longitudinal furrow; occipital carina complete; POL = 2; OL = 1; OOL = 2; TL = 1; posterior ocelli touching occipital carina; temple very long, shorter than eye (1:3.5). Mesoscutum ( Figs 265A, C View FIGURE 265 ), mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, completely unsculptured. Notauli incomplete, reaching about 0.5 × length of mesoscutum. Epicnemium exposed. Metapectal-propodeal disc and propodeal declivity shiny, almost completely unsculptured, slightly rugose on sides of metapectal-propodeal disc. Mesopleuron and metapleuron shiny, unsculptured. Forewing ( Fig. 265F View FIGURE 265 ) without pterostigma, with costal vein very thick; costal cell absent; 2r-rs&Rs vein present and not reaching margin of forewing; other veins of forewing absent, veins M and Cu being marked by dark stripes. Hind wing with costal vein absent, with two dark longitudinal median stripes. Basivolsella ( Fig. 264C View FIGURE 264 ) with distal process parallel to distivolsella. Palpi absent. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♀. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♂ holotype (CASTYPE19447): MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga, Namoroka National Park, 16.9 km 317° NW Vilanandro, 16°24.4’S 45°18.6’E, 100 m, 12–16.XI.2002, MT, tropical dry forest, Fisher et al. leg., BLF 6581 ( CAS) GoogleMaps . Paratypes: MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana, Manongarivo Special Reserve, 17.3 km 218° SW Antanambao , 14°01.3’S 48°25.1’E, 1580 m, 27.X.1998, B.L. Fisher #1970, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), rainforest GoogleMaps , 1♂ ( MOLC); Mahajanga, Beanka Forest Reserve , 50.7 km E Maintirano, 17°52.49’S 44°28.08’E, 140 m, 28–31.X.2009, tropical dry forest on tsingy, MT, B.L. Fisher et al. leg., BLF23001 GoogleMaps , 1♂ ( MOLC); Mahajanga, Beanka Forest Reserve , 50.2 km E Maintirano, 18°01.35’S 44°03.02’E, 250 m, 19–26.X.2009, tropical dry forest on tsingy, MT, B.L. Fisher et al. leg., BLF22787 GoogleMaps , 1♂ ( CAS); Mahajanga, Bemarivo Special Reserve , 23.8 km 223° SW Besalampy, 16°55.30’S 44°22.06’E, 19–23.XI.2002, 30 m, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), in tropical dry forest, Fisher, Griswold et al. leg., BLF6693 GoogleMaps , 1♂ ( CAS); Mahajanga, Namoroka National Park , 21–31.X.2016, MT, C. Villemant leg. , 4♂♂ (3 in MNHN, 1 in MOLC); Toliara, Andohahela National Park, Ihazofotsy Parcelle III, 24°50.09’S 46°29.21’E, 80 m, 28.IV–6.V.2003, MT, dry spiny forest, M. Irwin, F. Parker & R. Harin’Hala leg., MA- 02-21-17 GoogleMaps , 1♂ ( CAS); Toliara, Makay Mts. , 21°13.11’S, 45°19.26’E, 500 m, 24.XI–12.XII.2010, MT, gallery forest, sandy soil, B.L. Fisher et al. leg., BLF25357 GoogleMaps , 1♂ ( MOLC) .