Gonatopus faustae Olmi, 1998

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 498-499

75. Gonatopus faustae Olmi, 1998

( Figs 209C , 212C , 219F )

Gonatopus faustae Olmi 1998c: 68 ; 2004a: 368; 2006: 49; Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 48.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 3.6–4.8 mm. Completely ferruginous, except petiole black and metasoma darkened. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 7:4:17:11:8.5:8:7:7:6.5:8.5. Head excavated, shiny, strongly granulate on occiput, slightly or strongly granulate on frons; temple distinct; frontal line complete; occipital carina incomplete, only present behind lateral ocelli; POL = 1; OL = 1.5; OOL = 9. Palpal formula 5/2. Pronotum dull, crossed by strong transverse impression, granulate. Mesoscutum dull, granulate, without lateral pointed apophyses. Metanotum about coplanar to mesoscutellum, with sides rounded, without lateral pointed pro- trusions ( Fig. 209C ), occasionally transversely striate. Metapectal-propodeal disc granulate; propodeal declivity transversely striate; Mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 17:3.5:5:14:22. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 212C ) without subdistal tooth, with one row of 4–5 peg-like setae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 212C ) with two rows of 3–5 + 15–20 lamellae (shortest row extended beyond 0.5 × length of protarsomere); apex with at least 12 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Fully winged; body length 2.2–2.5 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs brown, except articulations, tarsi and part of tibiae whitish. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 4:4:7.5:6:6:6.5:6:6:6:8; antennomere 3 more than 3 × as long as broad (7.5:2). Head shiny, convex, granulate and rugose; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 7; OL = 3; OOL = 3; vertex with two oval smooth and shiny areas situated between lateral ocelli and eyes (areas not surrounded anteriorly by high carina). Palpal formula 4/2 or 5/2. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli complete, posteriorly separated; minimum distance between notauli longer than greatest breadth of lateral ocelli (3.5:2). Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, mostly unsculptured, partly rugose. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; 2R1 cell open; 2r-rs&Rs vein regularly curvilinear, with distal part longer than proximal part (13:9). Dorsal process of paramere ( Fig. 219F ) very broad. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: MOZAMBIQUE: Maputo Prov., 6 km N of Palmeira along Maputo- Xai Xai road, C. 5.IX.1995, B. 1.XII.1995, M. Olmi reared from adult of Cicadellidae ( AMNH). Paratypes: MO- ZAMBIQUE: same locality label as holotype, C. 24.VIII.1996, B. 4.IX.1996, Sf. 29.IX.1996, F. Finocchi reared, 1♀ ( AMNH); same locality label as holotype, C. 30.XI.1995, B. 3.XII.1995, 1♀ ( AMNH); same locality label as holotype, C. 30.XI.1995, B. 2.XII.1995, Sf. 23.XII.1995, F. Finocchi reared, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label as holotype, C. 30.XI.1995, B. 2.XII.1995, Sf. 21.XII.1995, F. Finocchi leg., 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label as ho- lotype, C. 24.VIII.1996, B. 27.VIII.1996, Sf. 24.IX.1996, F. Finocchi reared, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label as holotype, C. 24.VIII.1996, B. 25.VIII.1996, Sf. 29.IX.1996, F. Finocchi reared, 1♂ ( AMNH); Maputo prov., along Bairro dos Piscadores (Maputo)-Marracuene road, S. Maria, M. Olmi reared from Doratulina instabilis (Ribaut, 1948) , 5.IX.1996, B. 6.IX.1996, Sf. 9.X.1996, 1♀ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 5.IX.1996, B. 10.IX.1996, Sf. 14.X.1996, 2♀♀ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 6.IX.1996, B. 12.IX.1996, Sf. 14.X.1996, 1♀ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 6.IX.1996, B. 7.IX.1996, Sf. 10.X.1996, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 5.IX.1996, B. 8.IX.1996, Sf. 10.X.1996, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 5.IX.1996, B. 9.IX.1996, Sf. 10.X.1996, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 6.IX.1996, B. 11.IX.1996, Sf. 13.X.1996, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 5.IX.1996, B. 11.IX.1996, Sf. 13.X.1996, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 6.IX.1996, B. 10.IX.1996, Sf. 14.X.1996, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 5.IX.1996, B. 12.IX.1996, Sf. 14.X.1996, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 6.IX.1996, B. 12.IX.1996, Sf. 14.X.1996, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 5.IX.1996, B. 10.IX.1996, Sf. 15.X.1996, 1♂ ( AMNH); same locality label, C. 6.IX.1996, B. 12.IX.1996, Sf. 15.X.1996, 1♂ ( AMNH). Other material: MOZAMBIQUE: Nampula Prov., Nampula, about 500 m from the Bishop Seminary, C. 24.XI.1999, B. 25.XI.1999, Sf. 21.XII.1999, M. Olmi reared from unidentified cicadellid, 1♀ ( MOLC). SOUTH AFRICA: Limpopo, Thabazimbi and vicinity, 24°41’S 27°21’E, 2.IV.2000, swept off Cenchrus ciliaris (Poaceae) , M. Stiller leg., 1♀ ( SANC); Mpumalanga, Krüger National Park, Satara, 16.XII.1985, sweep, M. Sanborne leg., 1♀ ( CNC).

Hosts. Cicadellidae ( Guglielmino et al. 2013) : in Mozambique: Anaconura instabilis (Ribaut) (= Doratulina instabilis (Ribaut)) .

Distribution. Mozambique, South Africa.

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 212. Chelae of Gonatopus species. A: G. ericeti Olmi: ♀ from the United Arab Emirates, 25°23’N 56°10.1’E. B: G. ranomafanensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., paratype. C: G. faustae Olmi, holotype. D: G. fortis Olmi, holotype. E: G. griswoldi Olmi, holotype. F: G. grobbelaari Olmi, holotype. Scale bar: A: 0.09 mm; B, F: 0.08 mm; C: 0.13 mm; D: 0.07 mm; E: 0.06 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.