Conganteon Benoit, 1951

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 64-65

3. Genus Conganteon Benoit, 1951

Conganteon Benoit 1951c: 11 ; Olmi 1995a: 25; He & Xu 2002: 89; Azevedo et al. 2010: 887; Olmi & Xu 2015: 35; Olmi et al. 2016: 52.

Chelanteon Olmi 1984: 105 (synonymized by Olmi 1995a); type species: Chelanteon richardsi Olmi 1984 , by monotypy and original designation; Olmi 1995a: 25.

Type species. Conganteon vulcanicum Benoit 1951 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. ♀: fully winged ( Figs 21A, B ); occipital carina complete; mandible quadridentate, including one intermediate rudimentary tooth ( Fig. 8B ); antenna without ADOs; palpal formula 5/3 or 6/3; pronotal tubercle present; forewing with two cells enclosed by pigmented veins (C and R) ( Figs 21A, B ); forewing with 2r-rs&Rs vein and pterostigma ( Figs 21A, B ); distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part ( Figs 21A, B ); protarsus chelate ( Figs 21A, B ); chela with rudimentary claw ( Fig. 26A ); tibial spurs 1/1/2. ♂: fully winged ( Fig. 21C ); occipital ca- rina complete; mandible quadridentate, including one intermediate rudimentary tooth ( Fig. 8B ); palpal formula 5/3 or 6/3; forewing with two cells enclosed by pigmented veins (C and R) ( Fig. 21C ); forewing with 2r-rs&Rs vein and pterostigma ( Fig. 21C ); distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part ( Fig.21C ); tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Distribution. Afrotropical and Oriental regions. Present at Oriental border of the Palaearctic ( Nepal).

Hosts. Unknown.

World species. 14 species are known, 10 in the Afrotropical region.

Figures

FIGURE 8. A: tridentate mandible progressing larger from anterior one to posterior. B: quadridentate mandible, with intermediate rudimentary tooth (i). C: unidentate mandible. D: tridentate mandible, with intermediate rudimentary tooth. E: ♂ genitalia of Gonatopus sp.. F: ♂ genitalia of Dryinus sp. G: hypopygium umbrella-shaped. H: hypopygium not umbrella-shaped. b: basivolsella; d: distivolsella; k: dorsal process of paramere; o: paramere; p: penis.

FIGURE 21. Conganteon vulcanicum Benoit, ♀ holotype in dorsal (A) and lateral view (B). Conganteon sp. ♂ in dorsal view (C). Conganteon kolyadai Olmi, ♂ from South Africa, 29°39.23’S 30°27.41’E, in dorsal view (D). Scale bar: A: 2.34 mm; B: 1.47 mm; C: 2.55 mm; D: 4.18 mm.

FIGURE 26. Chelae of Conganteon species holotype. A: C. fisheri Olmi; B: C. kolyadai Olmi; C: C. lymanorum Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino; D: C. townesi Olmi; E: C. transvaalense Olmi; F: C. vulcanicum Benoit. Scale bar: A: 1.08 mm; B: 1.10 mm; C: 0.88 mm; D: 0.89 mm; E: 1.25 mm; F: 0.78 mm.