Anteon kasaicum (Benoit, 1950)

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 150-151

49. Anteon kasaicum (Benoit, 1950)

( Fig. 53D )

Chelogynus kasaicus Benoit 1950b: 222 .

Anteon kasaicum (Benoit) : Olmi 1984: 362.

Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 3.7–5.6 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous-brown; antenna brown, except antennomeres 1–4 or 1–6 testaceous; mesosoma black, except pronotal tubercle and lateral margins of pronotum reddish; tegula testaceous; metasoma brown-testaceous; legs testaceous, except femora and metatibia partly or completely brown, with junctions, trochanters and tarsi testaceous. Antennomeres in following proportions: 24:8:12:8:7:7:8:7:7:10. Head dull, granulate, sculptured by numerous irregular keels; frontal line complete; frons with two lateral keels near orbits and directed towards antennal toruli; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 12; OPL = 8; TL = 11. Pronotum dull, granulate, with numerous transverse keels on anterior surface; posterior surface shorter than mesoscutum (13:18). Mesoscutum shiny, unsculptured or slightly alutaceous. Notauli reduced, reaching approximately 0.2 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Mesoscutellum convex. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels. Forewing with two dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (8:13). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 7:5:6:14:39; protarsomere 2 produced into prominent hook. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 53D ) with proximal prominence bearing one long bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 53D ) with two rows of about 34 lamellae extending continuously to apex; apex slightly prominent. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Kasai , 1921, J. Ghes- quière leg. ( MRAC) . Other material: CAMEROON: Victoria , 16.I.1959, at light, 1♀ ( AMNH) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Figures

FIGURE 53. Chelae of Anteon species. A: A. hova Benoit, holotype; B: A. hoyoi Olmi, holotype; C: A. inflatrix Benoit, ♀ from South Africa, Port St. Johns; D: A. kasaicum (Benoit), holotype; E: A. kawandanum Olmi, holotype; F: A. kibalense Olmi, van Noort & Guglielmino, holotype. Scale bar: A: 0.06 mm; B: 0.08 mm; C, D: 0.09 mm; E: 0.05 mm; F: 0.07 mm.