Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino, 2015

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 393

10. Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino, 2015

( Figs 160C, D , 161C )

Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino 2015: 361 .

Description. ♀ ( Figs 160C, D ). Fully winged; body length 3.4–3.7 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous and clypeus partly testaceous and brown; antenna testaceous; mesosoma black, except disc and lateral regions of pronotum, including pronotal tubercle, testaceous; petiole black; mesosoma brown; legs testaceous-whitish, except clubs of femora brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 14:7:26:29:35:34:25:14:11:13. Head dull, granulate and reticulate rugose; occipital carina incomplete, only present behind ocellar triangle and on sides of lateral ocelli, laterally not reaching eyes; POL = 8; OL = 3; OOL = 12; OPL = 2; temple absent; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli about as long as OL. In specimen from Kenya, 4.32664°S 39.52462°E, POL = 6; OOL = 10. Pronotum dull, crossed by one transverse furrow, granulate and transversely striate; posterior tubercle reaching tegula. Mesoscutum dull, completely granulate and slightly reticulate rugose (in specimen from Kenya, 4.32664°S 39.52462°E, mesoscutum strongly reticulate rugose and granulate). Notauli complete, posteriorly separated; minimum distance between notauli slightly longer than POL (9:8). Mesoscutellum shiny, slightly reticulate rugose. Metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc reticulate rugose. Propodeal declivity reticulate rugose. Forewing with one dark transverse band around 2r-rs&Rs vein; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part (32:15). Hind wing hyaline, without brown transverse bands Protarsomeres in following proportions: 23:3:7:24:37. Protarsomere 3 produced into hook. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 161C ) with two subapical teeth and one row of 27 lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 161C ) with two rows of approximately 38 lamellae; apex with approximately six lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: KENYA: Coast Prov., Taita Hills, Vuria Forest , 3.41428°S 38.29178°E, 2162 m, 28.XII.2011 – 11.I.2012, MT, just inside indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg. ( NMK) . Other material. KENYA: Coast Prov. , Muhaka Forest , 4.32664°S 39.52462°E, 41 m, 18.X–1.XI.2014, MT, indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg.

, 1♀ ( MOLC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Kenya.

Figures

FIGURE 160. Habitus of Thaumatodryinus species. A, B: T. overholti Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino, ♂ holotype. C, D: T. tuukkaraski Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino, ♀ holotype.

FIGURE 161. A–C: chelae of Thaumatodryinus species holotypes: A: T. migratorius Benoit; B: T. mirabilis Olmi; C: T. tuukkaraski Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino. D: metatibia spurs of Adryinus (e) and Neodryinus (f). Scale bar: A, C: 0.06 mm; B: 0.13 mm.