Bocchus botswanensis Olmi, 1991

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 266-267

2. Bocchus botswanensis Olmi, 1991

( Figs 101B , 102C )

Bocchus botswanensis Olmi 1991: 234 ; 2006: 41; 2009b: 458; Azevedo et al. 2010: 886; Olmi et al. 2015: 354.

Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 4.0– 4.4 mm. Head and mesosoma testaceous-reddish; antenna testa- ceous, except antennomeres 6–10 darkened; petiole testaceous; metasoma black; legs testaceous, except metafemur and metatibia dark. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 16:7:11:8:6:6:6:5:5:8. Head dull, completely reticulate rugose; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 5; OL = 4; OOL = 10; OPL = 10; TL = 10. Pronotum setose, crossed by strong transverse impression, dull, sculptured by short longitudinal keels; pronotal tubercle reaching tegula. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum dull, reticulate rugose. No- tauli incomplete, shortly visible near anterior margin of mesoscutum. Metapectal-propodeal disc reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity with two longitudinal keels, median area rugose and lateral areas reticulate rugose. Forewing hyaline, with one slight dark transverse band; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein approximately as long as proximal part (11:12). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 19:3:4:12:17. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 101B ) with one row of eight teeth and one bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 101B ) without preapical lamella, with one row of eight bristles. Tibial spurs 1/1/1.

♂. Fully winged; body length 2.0– 2.7 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna testaceous-dark; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs black, except articulations, tarsi and protibia testaceous. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 16:5.5:6:7:6:6:6:5.5:5:8. Head convex, dull, reticulate rugose, except unsculptured or granulate areas around toruli; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 5; OL = 3; OOL = 7; OPL = 3.5; TL = 5.5. In specimen from Kenya, 0.82103°S 38.54443°E, POL = 6; OL = 3. Mesoscutum , mesoscutellum and metanotum dull, completely reticulate rugose. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.2–0.4 × length of mesoscutum. Metapectal-propodeal disc reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity with two tracks of longitudinal keels and median area shiny, less rugose than lateral areas. In two specimens from South Africa, 27°34’S 31°17.9’E and 30°17.4’S 30°36.9’E, propodeal declivity with two distinct longitudinal keels and dull and reticulate rugose median area. In specimen from Madagascar, 23°41.19’S 44°35.46’E, propodeal declivity with two distinct longitudinal keels and median area almost completely shiny and unsculptured. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs& Rs vein shorter (7: 9 in holotype) or slightly longer than proximal part (12: 11 in specimen from Madagascar, 18°28.24’S 47°57.36’E). Genitalia in Fig. 102C . Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Types: ♂ holotype: BOTSWANA: Serowe, Farmer’s Brigade , IX.1987, MT, Per Forch- hammer leg. ( USNM). Paratypes: same locality label as holotype, XII.1987, 1 ♂ ( AMNH); same locality label as holotype, Serowe, IX.1984, MT, Per Forchhammer leg., 1♀ ( NHMUK). Other material: BOTSWANA: Serowe, Farmer’s Brigade, XII.1987, MT, Per Forchhammer leg., 1♂ ( USNM). DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CON- GO: Haut-Uele, Wamba Territory, Kikongo Mission, 04°16’S 17°11’E, 30.III–5.IV.2006, MT, S.L. Heydon & S.E. Stevenson leg., 2♂♂ ( DEUCD, MOLC); same locality label, 04°15’S 17°10’E, 24.IV.2006, MT just inside forest, 1♂ ( DEUCD); same locality label, 04°15’S 17°10’E, 20.IV.2006, MT forest, 2♂♂ ( DEUCD, MOLC). KENYA: Coast Prov., Buda Forest, 4.46109°S 39.40446°E, 98 m, 8–22.IV.2016, MT, indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg., 1♂ ( NMK); Coast Prov., Mrima Hill Forest, 4.48576°S 39.25845°E, 212 m, 27.XI–11.XII.2011, MT, indigenous forest edge, R. Copeland leg., 1♂ ( NMK); Eastern Prov., Kasaala area, 2.07836°S 38.22517°E, 733 m, 8–22.I.2015, MT, just inside isolated woodland patch, R. Copeland leg., 1♂ ( NMK); same locality label, 22.X–5.XI.2015, 2♂♂ ( NMK, MOLC); Eastern Province, Ngaia Forest, 0.32442°N 38.05038°E, 1057 m, bottom of forest, 24.XII.2011 – 7.I.2012, MT, inside indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg., 1♂ ( NMK); Eastern Prov., Simisi area, 2.05111°S 38.32613°E, 710 m, 28.XI–1.XII.2013, MT, near base of Yamalu Hill, Acacia shrubland, J. Bukhebi and R. Copeland leg., 8♂♂ (7 in NMK, 1 in MOLC); Eastern Prov., base of Ukasi Hill, 0.82103°S 38.54443°E, 613 m, 5–10.XII.2011, MT, Acacia / Commiphora savanna, R. Copeland leg., 2♂♂ ( NMK); same locality label, 10–17.XII.2011, 1♂ ( NMK). MADA- GASCAR: Antananarivo, 11.5 km 17° SSE of Anjozorobe, 3 km 41° NE of Andranomay, 18°28.24’S 47°57.36’E, 5–13.XII.2000, 1300 m, MT, montane rainforest, Fisher, Griswold et al. leg., BLF 2375, 1♂ ( CAS); Fianarant- soa, Miandritsara Forest, 40 km S Ambositra, 20°47.56’S 47°10.54’E, 825 m, 13–22.XI.2006, MT, low altitude rainforest, M. Irwin, R. Harin’Hala leg., MA-29-68, 1♂ ( CAS); Fianarantsoa, near Isalo National Park, at stream east of Interpretive Center, 22°37.60’S 45°21.49’E, 750 m, 17–24.III.2002, MT, in open area, MA-02-11A-20, R. Harin’Hala leg., 1♂ ( CAS); Mahajanga, Tsimembo Forest, 8.7 km 336° NNW of Soatana, 19°01.17’S 44°26.26’E, 20 m, MT, tropical dry forest, 21–25.XI.2001, Fisher, Griswold et al. leg., BLF 4507, 1♂ ( MOLC); Toamasina, Mobot site, Analalava, 7 km SW of Foulpointe, 17°42.32’S 49°27.29’E, 80 ft., 12–19.X.2007, MT, low altitude dense humid forest, MG-37A-05, 1♂ ( CAS); Toliara, Beza Mahafaly Reserve, parcelled I near research station, 23°41.19’S 44°35.46’E, 165 m, 1–8.II.2002, MT, dry deciduous forest, R. Harin’Hala leg., MA-02-14A-14, 2♂♂ ( CAS, MOLC); Toliara, Makay Mts., 21°13.11’S, 45°19.26’E, 500 m, 24.XI-12.XII.2010, MT, gallery forest, sandy soil, B.L. Fisher et al. leg., BLF25357, 2♂♂ ( CAS, MOLC). SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Umlalazi Nature Reserve, 1.5 km E of Mtunzini ( PMA); KwaZulu-Natal, Kosi Bay, 26°58’S 32°48’E ( SANC); KwaZulu-Natal, Louwsberg, Gwala Gwala, 27°34’S 31°17.9’E, 1090 m, 2–3.VI.2005, YPT, M. Mostovski leg., 1♂ ( NMSA); Kwa- Zulu-Natal, Vernon Crookes Nat. Reserve, 250 m, 30°17.4’S 30°36.9’E, 24.I–10.V.2006, MT, M. Mostovski leg., 1♂ ( NMSA); Limpopo, Ellisras District, D’Nyala Nature Reserve, 23°45’S 27°49’E ( SANC).

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 101. Chelae of Bocchus species.A: B. bini Olmi, ♀ from Nigeria, Ibadan; B: B. botswanensis Olmi, ♀ from Botswa- na, Serowe; C: B. brooksi Olmi, holotype; D: B. hyalinus Olmi, holotype; E: B. kirkspriggsi Olmi, holotype; F: B. kogelbergensis Olmi, holotype. Scale bar: A, F: 0.08 mm; B, C: 0.09 mm; D: 0.07 mm; E: 0.10 mm.

FIGURE 102. ♂ genitalia of Bocchus species. A, B: B. bini Olmi: ♂s from Madagascar, 25°00.40’S 46°18.20’E (A) and Uganda, Kichwamba (B); C: B. botswanensis Olmi, holotype; D: B. confusus Olmi & van Harten, holotype; E: B. forestalis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., holotype; F: B. fynbosensis Olmi, holotype. Scale bar: A: 0.12 mm; B, D: 0.09 mm; C: 0.11 mm; E: 0.16 mm; F: 0.13 mm.