Gonatopus fisheri Olmi, 2003

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 428-429

8. Gonatopus fisheri Olmi, 2003

( Figs 172C , 174A, B )

Gonatopus fisheri Olmi 2003: 37 .

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 3.3 mm. Testaceous, except petiole black; antenna brown, except antenno- meres 1–3 testaceous and 9–10 whitish. Antenna clavate, with ADOs in antennomeres 6–10; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:5:16:9:8.5:7.5:7:6.5:6:11. Head very excavated, shiny, unsculptured; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 0.5; OL = 1; OOL = 7; temple distinct. Palpal formula 4/2. Pronotum crossed by strong and broad transverse impression, unsculptured, shiny. Mesoscutum very slender, shiny, unsculptured, without lateral pointed apophyses ( Fig. 174A ). Mesoscutellum small and unsculptured. Metanotum excavated behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 174B ), transversely striate, with sides protruding; lateral protrusions of metanotum rounded ( Fig. 174A ). Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity with transverse striae; top of metapectal-propodeal disc with track of median longitudinal furrow. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Mesopleuron shiny, unsculptured. Metapleuron shiny, almost completely unsculptured, partly transversely striate. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 13:3:4.5:12:23. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 172C ) with one large subapical tooth and one row of nine lamellae + one bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 172C ) with two rows of 16 lamellae; apex with approximately 13 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: GABON: Estuaire Prov., 21.331 km NNW of Libreville , 00°34.6’N 09°20.1’E, 10 m, 24.II.1998, 1742, Brian L. Fisher leg., sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), littoral rainforest ( CAS) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Gabon.

Figures

FIGURE 172. Chelae of Gonatopus species. A: G. comorensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.; B: G. festivus Olmi, holotype; C: G. fisheri Olmi, holotype; D: G. ghanensis (Olmi), holotype; E, F: G. harteni (Olmi), holotype (E) and ♀ from South Africa, N12-road to Montagu Pass Junction (F). Scale bar: A, B: 0.10 mm; C, D, F: 0.08 mm; E: 0.06 mm.

FIGURE 174. Gonatopus species of group 2. A, B: G. fisheri Olmi, mesosoma of ♀ holotype in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view. C: G. harteni (Olmi), head in frontal view of ♂ paratype. D–F: G. jacksoni Olmi, ♀ holotype: head in frontal view (D); mesosoma in dorsal (E) and lateral (F) view. G, H: G. perkinsiellavorus Benoit, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in dorsal (G) and lateral (H) view. I, M: G. ruens (Olmi): mesosoma of ♀ holotype in dorsal view (I); ♂ paratype in dorsal view (M). J–M: G. similis Brues: mesosoma of ♀ holotype in dorsal (J) and lateral (K) view; head of ♀ holotype in frontal view (L). Scale bar: A, B, F: 0.75 mm; C: 0.10 mm; D: 0.33 mm; E, I: 0.77 mm; G, H: 0.87 mm; J, K: 0.67 mm; L: 0.23 mm; M: 1.15 mm.