Gonatopus ceres ( Olmi, 1984 )

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 443-444

23. Gonatopus ceres ( Olmi, 1984)

( Figs 179C , 180B )

Agonatopoides ceres Olmi 1984: 1328 .

Gonatopus ceres (Olmi) : Olmi 1998e: 94; 2004a: 369; 2006: 46; Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 44, 46; 2014a: 40.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 3.3–3.7 mm. Completely testaceous-reddish, except petiole black. Antenna clavate; antennomeres of holotype in following proportions: 19:11:34:21:22:14:13:12:12:19. Head excavated, dull, granulate; frontal line almost complete, absent only near clypeus; occipital carina absent; POL = 5; OL = 6; OOL = 20. Palpal formula 5/3. Pronotum dull, granulate, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum dull, granulate, without lateral pointed apophyses ( Fig. 180B ). Metanotum transversely striate, excavated behind mesoscutellum, with sides protruding; lateral protrusions of metanotum slightly pointed ( Fig. 180B ). Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, granulate, sculptured by many slight longitudinal striae; propodeal declivity, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Occasionally propodeal declivity mostly granulate and rugose, with distal third transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomere 1 slightly shorter than 4 (13:16). Enlarged claw ( Fig. 179C ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of 6–12 lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 179C ) with two rows of 13–23 lamellae; apex with 12–18 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Ceres , III.1925, R.E. Turner leg. ( NHMUK) . Paratype: SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, Port St. Johns , 15–31.V.1923, R.E. Turner leg. , 1♀ ( NHMUK). Other material: MOZAMBIQUE: Nampula Prov., Nampula, near Nampula Catholic Seminary , sweep- ing, 21.XI.1999, M. Olmi leg. , 1♀ ( MOLC); Niassa, Cuamba, Camboja, near University Dormitory , reared from a ♀ adult of Caliscelis sp., C. 15.XI.1999, B. 19.XI.1999, Sf. 18.XII.1999, M. Olmi reared, 1♀ ( MOLC); same locality label, reared from an adult of Eumecurus hottentottus (Stål) , C. 15.XI.1999, B. 17.XI.1999, Sf. 18.XII.1999, M. Olmi reared , 1♀ ( MOLC). NAMIBIA: Namib / Naukluft Park, Kuiseb River near Gobabeb , 23°34’S 15°03’E, 18.II– 20.III.1983 ( AMNH). SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Fynbos Estate, Dragonridge , 33°34.092’S 18°47.680’E, 635 m, 26.X.2009 – 8.II.2010, YPT, Boland Granite Fynbos, S. van Noort leg., 4♀♀ (3 in SAMC, 1 in MOLC); Western Cape, Koeberg Nature Reserve , 33°37.622’S 18°24.259’E, 3–31.X.1997, MT, West Coast Strandveld, S. van Noort leg. , 1♀ ( SAMC). TANZANIA: Chambezi , VII.1987, on coconut, A.M. Varela leg. , 1♀ ( NHMUK). ZIMBABWE: Sawmills , 9.VII.1923, Rhodesia Museum , 1♀ ( SAMC) .

Hosts. Caliscelidae and Cixiidae ( Guglielmino et al. 2013) : Caliscelidae : in Mozambique: Caliscelis sp.; Cixiidae : in Mozambique: Eumecurus hottentottus (Stål) .

Distribution. Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.

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.

FIGURE 180. Gonatopus: group 3. A: G. acuminatus (Olmi), mesosoma of ♀ holotype in lateral view. B: G. ceres (Olmi), ♀ from Namibia, Kuiseb River: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. C, D, I: G. fuscus (Olmi), ♀ holotype: head in frontal view (C); mesosoma in lateral view (D); habitus in dorsal view (I). E, F: G. hantamensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view (E); mesosoma in lateral view (F). G: G. madecassus Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. H: G. nicator Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view. Scale bar: A: 1.18 mm; B: 0.85 mm; C: 0.29 mm; D, F: 1.23 mm; E: 0.82 mm; G: 1.24 mm; H: 1.46 mm; I: 1.13 mm.