Deinodryinus richardsi ( Olmi, 1984 )

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 247-248

22. Deinodryinus richardsi ( Olmi, 1984)

( Fig. 96A )

Prioranteon richardsi Olmi 1984: 594 ; 2006: 40.

Deinodryinus richardsi (Olmi) : Olmi 2007b: 207; 2009b: 456; Guglielmino & Olmi 2015: 250 .

Description. ♀. Micropterous; forewing very reduced, approximately as long as mesoscutellum, not reaching trans- verse furrow behind mesoscutellum. Body length 4.7 mm. Head black; mandible testaceous with teeth brown; clypeus testaceous; antenna brown, except scape, pedicel and proximal half of flagellomere 1 testaceous; mesosoma black, except posterior collar and anterior margin of pronotum testaceous; tegula testaceous; metasoma black; legs brown, except distal part of coxae, trochanters, stalks of femora, tibiae and tarsi testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 8:5:17:12:10:10:8:7:7:9. Head shiny, strongly punctate, unsculptured among punctures; occipital carina complete; vertex flat; POL = 4; OL = 3; OOL = 12; OPL = 6; TL = 11. Pronotum shiny, slightly punctate, unsculptured among punctures, with lateral regions granulate; pronotum with very humped and long anterior disc; posterior transversal impression separating pronotum disc from posterior collar narrower than disc; posterior margin of collar almost straight, reaching tegula, without posterior lobe directed towards tegula. Mesoscutum excavated, rugose, very reduced, approximately as long as posterior collar of pronotum. Mesoscutellum shiny, humped, unsculptured, approximately as long and as broad as mesoscutum. Metanotum not visible. Metapectal-propodeal disc humped, slightly granulate, separated from mesoscutellum by deep transverse furrow (impression sculptured by transverse keels); propodeal declivity strongly transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct, strong, complete. Mesopleuron and metapleuron strongly transversely striate. Protarsomeres in following propor- tions: 11:3:7:12:24; protarsomere 2 produced into small hook. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 96A ) with two bristles situated further distally than proximal prominence. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 96A ) with one row of about 43 lamellae; apex with four lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Drakensberg, Van Reenen , XI.1926, R.E. Turner leg. ( NHMUK) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 96. A: Deinodryinus richardsi (Olmi), ♀ holotype chela; B: metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity of Deinodryinus sabaeus Olmi & van Harten, ♂ paratype. C–D: ♂ genitalia of Lonchodryinus hovanus Olmi: holotype (C) and ♂ from Madagascar, 12°31.13’S 49°10.46’E (D). E–F: chelae of Lonchodryinus species holotypes: L. madagascolus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. (E) and L. pauliani (Benoit) (F). Scale bar: A: 0.11 mm; B: 0.20 mm; C, D, F: 0.13 mm; E: 0.11 mm.