Gonatopus cafer ( Olmi, 1984 )

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 443

22. Gonatopus cafer ( Olmi, 1984)

( Fig. 179B )

Agonatopoides cafer Olmi 1984: 1325 .

Gonatopus cafer (Olmi) : Olmi 2006: 46; Guglielmino & Olmi 2014a: 38 .

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 3.6 mm. Head reddish-dark, occasionally brown-black; antenna reddishdark, except antennomere 10 whitish; prothorax and mesoscutum testaceous, or brown-reddish; rest of mesosoma black, except distal extremity of propodeal declivity reddish; petiole black; metasoma reddish-dark; legs testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennomeres of holotype in following proportions: 21:14:35:22:17:13:11:12:11:18. Head excavated, dull, granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina incomplete, only very shortly visible on sides of lateral ocelli; POL = 3; OL = 6; OOL = 25. Palpal formula 5/3. Pronotum shiny, smooth, with some longitudinal keels, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum with two pointed lateral apophyses, situated on sides of mesoscutellum. Metanotum short, excavated behind mesoscutellum, with sides rounded. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomere 1 shorter than 4 (15:17). Enlarged claw ( Fig. 179B ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of 6–8 lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 179B ) with two rows of 12–30 lamellae; apex with 10–25 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Matjesfontein, 1–6.XI-1928, R.E. Turner leg. ( NHMUK). Other material: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, near Cape Town, Milnerton , I.1926, R.E. Turner leg. , 1♀ ( NHMUK) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 179. Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes. A: G. acuminatus (Olmi). B: G. cafer (Olmi). C: G. ceres (Olmi). D: G. fuscus (Olmi). Scale bar: A: 0.07 mm; B, C: 0.09 mm; D: 0.08 mm.