Anteon superbum Dodd, 1913

Xu, Zaifu, Olmi, Massimo & He, Junhua, 2013, Dryinidae of the Oriental region (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 3614 (1), pp. 1-460 : 174-176

123. Anteon superbum Dodd, 1913

( Plate 46A )

Anteon superbum Dodd 1913: 181 ; Kieffer 1914b: 171; Olmi 1984: 585.

Anteon australis Dodd 1914: 131 (synonymized by Olmi 1984); type locality: Nelson (Queensland, Australia).

Description of Female. Fully winged; length 1.7–2.4 mm. Head black; antenna yellow; mesosoma black or brown; metasoma testaceous; legs yellow. Antenna clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 10:6:10:6:6:6:7:6:5:7. Head dull, granulated and reticulate rugose; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 4.5; OOL = 4.5; OPL = 4; TL = 3. Pronotum rugose, transversely striate; posterior surface approximately as long as anterior surface, shorter than scutum (6:14). Scutum, scutellum and metanotum smooth, shiny, punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.5 length of scutum; in specimen from Australia, 15°39'S 144°31'E, notauli very short, reaching about 0.2 length of scutum. Propodeum reticulate rugose, with strong transverse keel between dorsal and posterior surface; posterior surface with two longitudinal keels and median area as rugose as lateral areas. Fore wing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of stigmal vein much shorter than proximal part (4:8). Protarsal segments in following proportions: 22:7:8:14:42. Enlarged claw ( Plate 46A ) with proximal prominence bearing one long bristle. Segment 5 of protarsus ( Plate 46A ) with two rows of approximately 20 lamellae; distal apex with about seven lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Male. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype of Anteon superbum : AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Kuranda ( SAMA) ; ♀ holotype of Anteon australis : AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Nelson ( SAMA) . Other material. INDONESIA: Sula Islands, Mangole Island, near Buya , 480 m, 12.X–2.XI.1993 ( RNHL, AMNH) . Australian region : AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Mc Ilwraith Ra., 15 Km WNW Bald Hill, 13°43'S 143°19'E ( ANIC) ; Queensland, Cape York , N of Silver Plains, 50 m ( BPBM) ; Queensland, 9 Km ENE Mt. Tozer , 12°43'S 143°17'E ( ANIC) ; Queensland, Heathlands, 11°45'S 142°35'E ( ANIC) ; Queensland, Split Rock, 15°39'S 144°31'E ( ANIC) . PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Papua ( PMA) .

Hosts. Unknown Distribution. Australia (Queensland), Indonesia (Sula), Papua New Guinea (Papua).

Figures

PLATE 46. A, B. Chelae, holotypes. C–E. Male genitalia. A. Anteon superbum (from Olmi 1984). B. A. takenoi (from Olmi 1995f). C. A. sylvaticum, holotype (from Xu & He, 1997b). D. A. taiwanense, holotype (from Olmi 1991). E. A. takenoi from China. Scale bar 0.12 mm for A, 0.19 mm for B, C and D, 0.20 mm for E.