Gonatopus schwarzorum Guglielmino & Olmi, 2014

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 454

34. Gonatopus schwarzorum Guglielmino & Olmi, 2014

( Figs 183E, F , 187C )

Gonatopus schwarzorum Guglielmino & Olmi 2014a: 47 .

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 3.0 mm. Head black, except mandible, malar space and anterior stripes on frons along orbits and near clypeus testaceous; antenna brown, except scape and flagellomeres 6–8 testaceous; mesosoma black or brown-black, except pronotum brown, posterior half of mesoscutellum occasionally yellow, metanotum brown, apex of propodeal declivity yellow; metasoma black; proleg testaceous, except part of coxa, club of femur and tibia brown; meso-- and metaleg testaceous, except part of coxae and clubs of femora brown. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 7:5:15:7:7:5:6:4:4.5:8. Head excavated, dull, slightly or strongly granulate; frontal line incomplete, absent near clypeus; occipital carina absent; POL = 1; OL = 2; OOL = 8. Palpal formula 5/3. Pronotum shiny, crossed by strong transverse impression, unsculptured, except some longitudinal striae on disc. In specimen from South Africa, 33°34.092’S 18°47.680’E, pronotum dull, sculptured by many longitudinal striae. Mesoscutum dull, sculptured by many longitudinal striae, laterally without strong pointed apophyses, with three small lateral prominences corresponding to transverse carinae present on lateral regions of mesoscutum ( Fig. 183E ). Metanotum rugose, excavated behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 183F ), with sides protruding; lateral protrusions of metanotum pointed ( Fig. 183E ). Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, sculptured by many slight longitudinal striae; propodeal declivity, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 15:2.5:6:15:23. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 187C ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of 6–10 lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 187C ) with two rows of 11–19 lamellae; apex with about 14 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: GHANA: Eastern Region , NW Juapong, 9 km E Akosombo, 06°16’N 00°07’E, 31.VIII.2012, M. & J. Schwarz leg. ( OLL) . Other material: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Fynbos Estate, Dragonridge , 33°34.092’S 18°47.680’E, 635 m, 28.IX–28.XII.2010, YPT, Boland Granite Fynbos, S. van Noort leg., DRA09-FYN1-Y10, 2♀♀ ( SAMC, MOLC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Ghana, South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 183. Gonatopus: group 3. A, B, G: G. robertsoni Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov.: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view (A) and mesosoma in lateral view (B) of ♀ holotype; chela of paratype from South Africa, 33°44.090’S 21°55.654’E (G). C, D: G. scholtzi Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view (C) and mesosoma in lateral view (D). E, F: G. schwarzorum Guglielmino & Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in dorsal (E) and lateral (F) view. H: chela of G. ruber (Olmi), holotype. Scale bar: A, C: 0.60 mm; B: 0.90 mm; D: 0.93 mm; E, F: 1.00 mm; G: 0.07 mm; H: 0.08 mm.

FIGURE 187. Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes.A: G. ruvidus Olmi. B: G. scholtzi Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. C: G. schwarzorum Guglielmino & Olmi Scale bar: A: 0.14 mm; B: 0.05 mm; C: 0.07 mm.