Gonatopus guigliae (Benoit, 1951)

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 501-502

79. Gonatopus guigliae (Benoit, 1951)

( Figs 209F, G , 215A , 219E , 220A , 224A )

Digonatopus guigliae Benoit 1951a: 298 .

Chalcogonatopus guigliae (Benoit) : Olmi & Currado 1976: 169.

Gonatopus guigliae (Benoit) : Olmi 1984: 1596; 1998c: 71; 2004a: 369; 2006: 49; Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 47, 48; Olmi 2009b: 460; Penati & Olmi 2011: 79.; Olmi et al. 2016: 80 .

Description. ♀ ( Fig. 224A ). Apterous; body length 4.5–6.2 mm. Head black, except mandible, clypeus and ante- rior part of frons yellow; antenna black, except scape and pedicel yellow; mesosoma black; metasoma black, with brown nuances; legs yellow, except brown spots on coxae, protrochanter, clubs of femora and outer side of protibia. Antennomeres in following proportions: 12:12:33:27:21:19:15:15:14:18. Head ( Fig. 209F ) excavated; frons with many longitudinal keels; POL = 3; OL = 4; OOL = 15. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression, shiny, smooth and setose. Mesoscutum alutaceous, with two lateral pointed apophyses laterally. Metanotum transversely striate, about coplanar to mesoscutellum ( Fig. 209G ). Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, smooth; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete or partly visible. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 215A ) with one small subapical tooth and seven peg-like setae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 215A ) with inner side proximally serrate and two rows of 1–2 (proximal) + 23–26 lamellae; apex with approximately 16–18 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Fully winged; body length 2.4–2.8 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs testaceous, except femora and meso- and metatibia partly brown. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 4.5:5.5:8:7:6.5:6:6:5.5:6:10; antennomere 3 less than 3 × as long as broad (8:3). Head dull, swollen, completely reticulate rugose; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; POL = 7; OL = 3; OOL = 4; vertex with two oval smooth and shiny areas situated between lateral ocelli and eyes (areas not surrounded anteriorly by high carina). Palpal formula 6/3. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli complete, posteriorly sepa- rated; minimum distance between notauli almost as long as greatest breadth of lateral ocelli (3:2.8). Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, reticulate rugose. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; 2r-rs&Rs vein regularly curvilinear, with distal part longer than proximal part (16:9). Dorsal process of paramere ( Figs 219E , 220A ) long and slender. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype: UGANDA: Busoga Kingdom, Bussu , 1910, E. Bayon leg. ( MCSNG) . Paratype: same locality label as holotype , 1♀ ( MRAC) (collecting data has been wrongly reported as “Bussu- 1909” in the original description of Benoit (1951a) (see Penati & Olmi 2011)). Other material: MOZAMBIQUE: Gaza Prov., along Palmeira-Macia Road, 2 Km E of Incomati River Bridge, M. Olmi reared from Cicadellid , C. 11.X.1996 , B. 15.X.1996, Sf. 14.XI.1996 , 1♀ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 11.X.1996 , B. 15.X.1996, Sf. 18.XI.1996 , 1♀ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 11.X.1996 , B. 16.X.1996, Sf. 18.XI.1996 , 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 11.X.1996 , B. 15.X.1996, Sf. 13.XI.1996 , 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 11.X.1996 , B. 16.X.1996, Sf. 18.XI.1996 , 1♂ ( AMNH); Maputo Prov., Catembe, C. 26.XI.1999 , B. 27.XI.1999, Sf. 7.I.2000 , M. Olmi reared from Cicadellid, 1♂ ( AMNH); Nampula Prov., Nampula, approximately 500 m from Nampula Catholic Seminary, C. 24.XI.1999 , B. 28.XI.1999, Sf. 1.I.2000 , reared from nymphs and adults of Exitianus zuluensis Ross, M. Olmi reared, 1♀ ( MOLC); Niassa, Cuamba, campus of the Faculty of Agriculture of Catholic University of Mozambique , C. 29.V.2007 , B. 5.VI.2007, Sf. 7.VII.2007 , M. Olmi reared from an adult of Exitianus , 1♀ ( MOLC). SOUTH AFRICA: Free State, near Bethulie, Tussen Die Riviere Reserve , 30°30’S 26°12’E, 30.III – 3.IV.1987 , 1♀ ( SANC); Free State, Odendaalsrus caravan park, 27°52’S 26°41’E, 28.I.1979 , B. Lamoral leg., 1♀ ( DJBC); KwaZulu-Natal, Manguzi Forest edge, 5.I.1988 , day flight, P. Reavell leg., 1♀ ( NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Drakensberg, The Ledges Guest Farm, along the road from R74 to Cavern Berg Resort , grass in front of the farm, C. 9.IV.2007 , B. 12.IV.2007, M. Olmi reared from Cicadellid, 1♀ ( MOLC); KwaZulu-Natal, Winterton, along Rd 600, grass in front of the gate of Cathrin Farm , 10.IV.2007 , M. Olmi reared, 1♀ ( SAMC); Limpopo, 30 km W Hoedspruit , 27.XI.1978 , D. Brothers & C. Jacot-Guillarmod leg., 1♀ ( DJBC); Limpopo, Ellisras District, D’Nyala Nature Reserve , 23°45’S 27°49’E, 8–12.XII.1989 , 1♀ ( MOLC); Western Cape, near Citrusdal, The Baths, M. Olmi reared from adult of Exitianus taeniaticeps (Kirschbaum) , C. 22.I.2003 , B. 25.I.2003, Sf. 18.II.2003 , 1♀ ( MOLC); same locality label, C. 22.I.2003 , B. 26.I.2003, Sf. 19.II.2003 , 1♀ ( MOLC); same locality label, C. 22.I.2003 , B. 3.II.2003, Sf. 25.II.2003 , 1♀ ( MOLC); Western Cape, Cederberg Mts., Algeria , 6.II.2006 , M. Olmi reared ex Exitianus taeniaticeps (Kirschbaum) ; 15.5 km N Viliersdorp, along Rd. 43, 13.II.2006 , M. Olmi reared ex Exitianus taeniaticeps (Kirschbaum) , 1♀ ( MOLC) .

Hosts. Cicadellidae ( Guglielmino et al. 2013) : in Mozambique: Exitianus zuluensis Ross ; in South Africa: Exitianus natalensis Ross ; Exitianus taeniaticeps (Kirschbaum) .

Distribution. Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda.

Figures

FIGURE 209. Gonatopus species. A: G. delvarei Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view. B: G. ericeti Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in lateral view. C: G. faustae Olmi, ♀ holo- type: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. D, E: G. fortis Olmi, ♀ holotype: head in dorsal view (D); mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view (E). F, G: G. guigliae (Benoit), ♀ holotype: head in frontal view (F); mesosoma in lateral view (G). H, I: G. hyalinus Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal (H) and lateral (I) view. Scale bar: A: 1.06 mm; B: 0.71 mm; C: 0.90 mm; D: 0.26 mm; E: 0.71 mm; F: 0.42 mm; G: 2.21 mm; H, I: 0.55 mm.

FIGURE 215. Chelae of Gonatopus species. A: G. guigliae (Benoit): holotype. B: G. harinhalai Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., holotype. C: G. hyalinus Olmi, holotype. D, E: G. incognitus Olmi: holotype (D); ♀ from South Africa, Blue Mountain Ranch Bed & Breakfast (E). Scale bar: A: 0.12 mm; B: 0.08 mm; C: 0.05 mm; D: 0.09 mm; E: 0.07 mm.

FIGURE 219. ♂ genitalia of Gonatopus species. A: G. bekilyanus (Benoit): ♂ from Mozambique, Cuamba. B: G. chiruanus Olmi, Guglielmino, Natha & Nota Alfredo: ♂ paratype. C: G. communis Olmi: ♂ from Mozambique, 6 km N Palmeira. D: G. cornutus (Benoit): ♂ from South Africa, Uitkyk Pass. E: G. guigliae (Benoit): ♂ from Mozambique, 2 km E Incomati River bridge. F: G. faustae Olmi: ♂ from Mozambique, 6 km N Palmeira. Scale bar: A: 0.09 mm; B, F: 0.13 mm; C: 0.04 mm; D: 0.05 mm; E: 0.08 mm.

FIGURE 220. ♂ genitalia of Gonatopus species. A: G. guigliae (Benoit): ♂ from Mozambique, Catembe: dorsal process of paramere. B, C: G. incognitus Olmi: ♂s from Nigeria, Ibadan (B), and Tanzania, Pongwe (C). D: G. koebergensis Olmi, Cope- land & van Noort sp. nov.: ♂ paratype. E: G. okahandjae Olmi: ♂ from the Cape Verde Islands, São Jorge dos Orgãos. F: G. ridens Olmi: ♂ from South Africa, Blue Mountain Ranch Bed & Breakfast. Scale bar: A, C, F: 0.06 mm; B: 0.08 mm; D: 0.17 mm; E: 0.09 mm.

FIGURE 224. Habitus of Gonatopus species. A: G. guigliae (Benoit), ♀ holotype. B, C: G. incognitus Olmi, ♀ from Yemen, Sana’a, in dorsal (B) and lateral (C) view. Scale bar: 2.93 mm; B: 2.43 mm; C: 2.20 mm.