Gonatopus marojejyanus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort, 2019

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 462-463

41. Gonatopus marojejyanus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 189B, C , 193 , 194B )

Diagnosis. Apterous ♀ of Gonatopus with palpal formula 6/3; pronotum crossed by strong transverse furrow; meta- notum about coplanar to mesoscutellum ( Fig. 189C ); metapectal-propodeal disc black, very humped ( Fig. 189C ); enlarged claw ( Fig. 194B ) with apex slender, one big subdistal tooth and one row of lamellae; protarsomere 5 with long rows of lamellae ( Fig. 194B ).

Description. ♀ ( Figs 189B, C , 193 ). Apterous; body length 4.3 mm. Head brown-black, except mandible, clypeus, anterior half of frons and ventral side whitish; antenna testaceous-brown, except scape yellow; mesosoma black, except dorsal stripe on propleuron testaceous; metasoma brown; legs brown, except part of coxae, trochanters and part of femora whitish, tarsi testaceous.Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:6:19:9:7:5: 6:5.5:5.5:9. Head excavated, shiny, unsculptured; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 1; OL = 1.5; OOL = 10; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli longer than POL (2:1). Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum shiny, unsculp- tured, crossed by strong transverse furrow. Mesoscutum shiny, unsculptured, with two strong pointed apophyses laterally ( Figs 189B , 193B ). Mesoscutellum shiny, flat. Metanotum about coplanar to mesoscutellum ( Fig. 189C ). Metapectal-propodeal disc very swollen ( Fig. 189C ), shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron shiny, unsculptured. Metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 16:3:6:22:33. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 194B ) with apex slender, one big subdis- tal tooth and one row of six lamellae + one bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 194B ) with two rows of 18 lamellae; apex with at least 30 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype (CASTYPE19465): MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana, Marojejy National Park, Manantenina River, 27.6 km 327° NNW Manantenina, 14°26.06’S 49°45.36’E, 775 m, 15–18.XI.2003, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), rainforest, B.L. Fisher et al. leg., BLF8872 ( CAS). Hosts. Unknown. Distribution. Madagascar. Etymology. The species is named marojejyanus after the collection site in the Marojejy National Park .

Figures

FIGURE 189. Habitus of Gonatopus species, ♀ holotypes. A: G. bellicosus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. in lateral view; mesosoma sculpture. B, C: G. marojejyanus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. in dorsal (B) and lateral (C) view; mesosoma sculpture. D–F: G. subrufulus Olmi: head and mesosoma in dorsal view (D); habitus in lateral view (E); head in frontal view (F).

FIGURE 193. Gonatopus marojejyanus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: habitus in dorsal (A) and lateral (C) view; head and mesosoma in dorsal view (B); head in frontal view (D).

FIGURE 194. Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes.A: G. karooensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. B: G. marojejyanus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. C: G. orangensis Olmi. D: G. owaini Olmi. Scale bar: A: 0.06 mm; B, C: 0.10 mm; D: 0.13 mm.