Dryinus praecipuus Olmi, 2004

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 340-341

29. Dryinus praecipuus Olmi, 2004

( Figs 130B , 139D )

Dryinus praecipuus Olmi 2004d: 102 ; Azevedo et al. 2010: 891.

Description. ♀ ( Fig. 130B ). Fully winged; body length 3.9 mm. Head black, except mandible, clypeus and frontal region between antennal toruli testaceous; antenna testaceous; mesosoma black, except lateral and posterior margins of pronotum testaceous; metasoma black; legs testaceous, except coxae, clubs of femora and protibia darkened. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 7:5.5:25:12:9:7:5.5:6:5:7.5; ADOs present on antennomeres 5–10. Head flat, dull, granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 2; OL = 2; OOL = 7; OPL = 0.5; TL = 3. Pronotum shiny, smooth, humped, crossed by weak anterior transverse impression and strong posterior transverse furrow; anterior collar long; posterior collar very short; anterior collar of pronotum unsculptured; disc of pronotum slightly granulate; lateral regions of pronotum with few longitudinal striae; posterior transverse furrow of pronotum crossed by short longitudinal keels; pronotal tubercle not reaching tegula. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli incomplete, approximately reaching 0.65 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum shiny, slightly granulate. Metanotum rugose. Metapectal-propodeal disc reticulate rugose, without transverse posterior keel, approximately as long as propodeal declivity (20:20); propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels. Forewing with three dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part (14:7). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 19:2.5:6.5:12:19. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 139D ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of eight lamellae. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 139D ) with two rows of 6 + 15 lamellae (shortest row composed of very long lamellae); apex with at least 17 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana, Ankarana Special Reserve , 13.6 km 192° SSW Anivorano Nord, 12°51.49’S 49°13.33’E, 210 m, 16–20.II.2001, MT, tropical dry forest, Fisher, Gris- wold et al. leg., BLF 3011 (CAS) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Figures

FIGURE 130. Habitus of Dryinus species. A: D. kibalus Olmi, van Noort & Guglielmino, head of ♀ holotype in frontal view. B: D. praecipuus Olmi, ♀ holotype in dorsal view. Scale bar: A: 0.66 mm; B: 3.81 mm.

FIGURE 139. A, B: Dryinus orophilus (Benoit), ♂ genitalia of specimen from Nigeria, Ife (A) and Yemen, Al-Lahima (B). C–E: chelae of Dryinus species: C: D. paulyi Olmi, holotype; D: D. praecipuus Olmi, holotype; E: D. pretorianus Olmi, holo- type. F: Dryinus pretorianus Olmi, ♂ genitalia of specimen from South Africa, Pretoria. Scale bar: A, B, D, F: 0.10 mm; C, E: 0.14 mm.