Bocchus madagascolus Olmi, 1994

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 283-284

18. Bocchus madagascolus Olmi, 1994

( Fig. 109C )

Bocchus madagascolus Olmi 1994c: 8 ; Azevedo et al. 2010: 887; Olmi et al. 2015: 355.

Description. ♂. Fully winged; body length 2.4–2.9 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs brown, except articulations, tarsi and protibia testaceous. Antenna filiform; antennomere 6 more than twice as long as broad (7:3); antennomeres in following proportions: 10:6:7:7:7:7:6.5:6:5.5:8. Head dull, reticulate rugose; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; holotype with POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 7; OPL = 5; TL = 5; in specimen from Kenya, 0.47203°S 36.06388°E, POL = 6; OOL = 9. Mesoscutum dull, with notauli complete and posteriorly separated; area between notauli reticulate rugose; lateral areas of mesoscutum granulate. Minimum distance between notauli longer than greatest breadth of lateral ocelli (6:2.5). In specimen from Madagascar, 24°02.91’S 43°45.14’E, mesoscutum completely granulate and reticulate rugose. Mesoscutellum dull, granulate. Metanotum rugose. Metapectal-propodeal disc and propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal and transverse keels. In specimen from Kenya, 0.47203°S 36.06388°E, propodeal declivity with median region shiny, granulate, not rugose. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein shorter than proximal part (7:11). Petiole short. Genitalia in Fig. 109C . Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♀. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♂ holotype: MADAGASCAR: Toliara, 60 km NE of Morondava, Bereboka , 18– 23.V.1983, B.M. 1983–201 , J.S. Noyes & M.C. Day leg. ( NHMUK) . Other material: KENYA: Rift Valley Prov., Lake Nakuru National Park, 0.47203°S 36.06388°E, 1908 m, 6–20.I.2006, MT, mixed Olea , Cussonia , Vepris, R. Copeland leg., 1♂ ( NMK). MADAGASCAR: Toliara, Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Mitoho Forest, 24°02.91’S 43°45.14’E, 120 m, 9–15.I.2009, MT, transitional forest, M. Irwin, R. Harin’Hala leg., MG-53C-12, 1♂ ( CAS); same locality label, 4–12.XII.2008, MG-53C-07, 1♂ ( CAS).

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Kenya, Madagascar.

Figures

FIGURE 109. ♂ genitalia of Bocchus species. A: B. johanssoni Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino, holotype. B: B. kibalensis Olmi, van Noort & Guglielmino, holotype. C: B. madagascolus Olmi, holotype. D: B. mkomazianus Olmi, holotype. E, F: B. obscurus Olmi, holotype (E) and ♂ from Madagascar, 25°00.40’S 46°18.20’E (F). Scale bar: A: 0.13 mm; B: 0.15 mm; C, E: 0.10 mm; D: 0.12 mm; F: 0.11 mm.