Gonatopus bellicosus 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 : 455-456

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1

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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8D375836-CCBA-473C-836F-6ABD44B4F881

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987E2-FE69-2B8F-FF3E-D056FA71FD2C

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scientific name

Gonatopus bellicosus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort
status

sp. nov.

35. Gonatopus bellicosus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 186D View FIGURE 186 , 188 View FIGURE 188 , 189A View FIGURE 189 , 191A View FIGURE 191 ; 192A, B View FIGURE 192 )

Diagnosis. Apterous ♀ of Gonatopus with palpal formula 6/3; pronotum crossed by strong transverse furrow; metanotum about coplanar to mesoscutellum ( Fig. 192B View FIGURE 192 ); metapectal-propodeal disc brown-black, with disc slightly humped ( Fig. 189A View FIGURE 189 ); enlarged claw with apex very broad ( Fig. 191A View FIGURE 191 ) and one big subdistal tooth; protarsomere 5 with one short row of lamellae ( Fig. 191A View FIGURE 191 ).

Description. ♀ ( Figs 186D View FIGURE 186 , 188 View FIGURE 188 , 189A View FIGURE 189 ). Apterous; body length 3.7 mm. Head brown-black, except mandible testaceous and one ferruginous longitudinal stripe between antennal toruli; antenna brown (antennomere 10 missing); mesosoma brown-black, except mesoscutum testaceous; metasoma brown; legs brown, except tarsi, part of procoxa and protrochanter testaceous.Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 11:6:25:16:13:12:9:8:7 (antennomere 10 missing in holotype). Head ( Fig. 188D View FIGURE 188 ) excavated, dull, granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 1; OL = 2.5; OOL = 9; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli longer than POL (2:1). Palpal for-mula 6/3. Pronotum shiny, finely punctate, unsculptured among punctures, crossed by strong transverse furrow. Mesoscutum shiny, unsculptured, with two strong lateral pointed apophyses ( Figs 188B View FIGURE 188 , 192A View FIGURE 192 ). Mesoscutellum shiny, flat. Metanotum about coplanar to mesoscutellum ( Figs 188C View FIGURE 188 , 192B View FIGURE 192 ). Metapectal-propodeal disc swollen, shiny, finely punctate, unsculptured among punctures; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Mesopleuron shiny, unsculptured. Metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 19:3:7:20:34. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 191A View FIGURE 191 ) with apex very broad, one big subdistal tooth and one row of eight lamellae + two bristles. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 191A View FIGURE 191 ) with one row of 10 lamellae situated in distal half of protarsomere 5; apex with at least 25 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype ( CASTYPE19451 ): MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana, Marojejy National Park, Antranohofa , 26.6 km 31° NNE Andapa, 10.7 km 318° NW Manantenina , 14°26.36’S 49°44.36’E, 1325 m, 18.XI.2003, on low vegetation, montane rainforest, B.L. Fisher leg. ( CAS). GoogleMaps

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Etymology. The species is named bellicosus (Latin adjective; = aggressive), because of its aggressive aspect.

CAS

USA, California, San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Gonatopus

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