Conganteoninae Olmi, 1984

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 63

II. Subfamily Conganteoninae Olmi, 1984

Conganteoninae Olmi 1984: 96 ; 1995a: 20, 25; He & Xu 2002: 88; Olmi & Xu 2015: 34; Olmi et al. 2016: 52.

Type genus. Conganteon Benoit 1951 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. ♀: fully winged ( Figs 21A, B , 30A, B ); occipital carina complete; mandible quadridentate,including one intermediate rudimentary tooth ( Fig. 8B ); ocelli present; 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 , 30A, B ); forewing with 2r-rs&Rs vein and pterostigma ( Figs 21A, B , 30A, B ); protarsus chelate ( Figs 21A, B , 30A, B ); chela with rudimentary claw ( Figs 26A , 29D ); tibial spurs 1/1/2. ♂: fully winged ( Figs 21C , 30C, D ); occipital carina 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) ( Figs 21C , 30C, D ); forewing with 2r-rs&Rs vein and pterostigma ( Figs 21C , 30C, D ); basivolsella situated completely below distivolsella apex ( Figs 27C , 29E ); tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Distribution. Palaearctic, Afrotropical and Oriental regions.

Hosts. Unknown.

World species. 19 species are known, 11 in the Afrotropical region.

World genera. Two genera are known, both present 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.

FIGURE 27. ♂ genitalia (A–E) and chela (F) of Conganteon species. A: C. hawleyi Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov, holotype; B: C. kolyadai Olmi, paratype from South Africa, East London; C: C. fisheri Olmi, paratype; D: C. sensitivum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., holotype; E: C. townesi Olmi, ♂ from Madagascar, 23°10.78’S 43°37.01’E; F: C. walkerense Olmi, holotype. Scale bar: A: 0.11 mm; B, D: 0.14 mm; C: 0.16 mm; E: 0.13 mm; F: 0.05 mm.

FIGURE 29. ♂ genitalia of Conganteon species. A: C. vannoorti Olmi, holotype; B: C. vulcanicum Benoit, ♂ from Kenya, 2°27.90’S 37°54.91’E; C: C. walkerense Olmi, paratype. D: Chela of Fiorianteon sp. E: ♂ genitalia of Fiorianteon sulcatum Guglielmino, Olmi, Marletta & Speranza, holotype (left half removed). Scale bar: A: 0.11 mm; B: 0.09 mm; C: 0.10 mm; D: 0.89 mm; E: 0.07 mm.

FIGURE 30. Habitus of Fiorianteon sp.: A, B: ♀ in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view; ♂ in dorsal (C) and lateral (D) view. Scale bar: A: 3.53 mm; B: 1.97 mm; C: 2.7 mm; D: 2.19 mm.