Gonatopus superbus Olmi, 1987

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25. Gonatopus superbus Olmi, 1987

( Plate 131B, I, J )

Gonatopus cristatus (Kieffer) : Fiori 1984: 4 (misidentified).

Gonatopus superbus Olmi 1987c: 62 ; Guglielmino & Olmi 1997: 229.

Description of female Apterous; length 4.2–4.6 mm. Head black, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of face testaceous; antenna brown, except segments 1–2 testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs testaceous, except coxae and femora partly black. Antenna clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 9:8:25:19:16:12:12:10:10:13. Head excavated, shiny, with numerous and strong longitudinal striae on face and vertex, unsculptured among striae; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 2; OL = 2.5; OOL = 11; temple distinct. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum shiny, smooth, unsculptured, hairy, crossed by strong transverse impression. Scutum shiny, rugose, with two lateral pointed apophyses ( Plate 131I ). Metanotum inclined, not hollow behind scutellum. Metathorax + propodeum shiny, with anterior surface unsculptured and posterior surface transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete (slight track visible). Fore tarsal segments in following proportions: 18:3.5:6:26:36. Enlarged claw ( Plate 131J ) with one small subapical tooth and eight peg-like hairs. Segment 5 of protarsus ( Plate 131J ) with inner margin proximally serrated, with two rows of one (proximal) + 18 lamellae; distal apex with at least eight lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

Description of Male. Fully winged; length 2.0 mm. Head, antenna and mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs testaceous, except coxae, femora and tibiae brown. Antenna filiform; antennal segments in following proportions: 4:5:8:6:6:6:5:6:6:9; antennal segment 3 less than four times as long as broad (8:2.5). Head dull, reticulate rugose; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; temple distinct; POL = 6; OL = 2.5; OOL = 3.5; greatest breadth of posterior ocelli as long as OL; region between posterior ocelli and eyes weakly excavated and rugose. Palpal formula 6/3. Scutum dull, granulated. Notauli complete, posteriorly separated; minimum distance between notauli about as long as greatest breadth of posterior ocelli. Scutellum and metanotum shiny, smooth, unsculptured. Propodeum dull, reticulate rugose, without longitudinal or transverse keels; dorsal surface with median longitudinal furrow. Fore wing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of stigmal vein shorter than proximal part (7:10). Dorsal process of paramere ( Plate 131B ) slender and with distal apex pointed. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Types: holotype ♀: INDIA: Karnataka, Raichur , ex Exitianus indicus (Distant) , dryinid adult emerged 19.X.1982, Shashidhar leg. ( DEBI) . Paratypes: same locality label as holotype, dryinid adult emerged 14.X.1982, 1♀ ( DEBI) ; same locality label as holotype, dryinid adult emerged 1.I.1984, Shashidhar leg., 1♀ ( AMNH) ; same locality label as holotype, dryinid adult emerged 6.XII.1983, 1♂ ( AMNH; lost) . Other material. INDIA: Orissa, Cuttack, CRRI, 1♀ ( BMNH) ( Fiori, 1984, as G. cristatus ).

Hosts. Cicadellidae ( Guglielmino & Olmi, 1997) : in India: Exitianus indicus (Distant) ( Olmi, 1987c) .

Distribution. India (Karnataka, Orissa).

Figures

PLATE 131. A–D. Male genitalia. E,G, I. Mesosoma. F, H, J.Chelae, holotypes. A. Gonatopus rufoniger from China. B, I, J. G. superbus (from Olmi 1987c). C. G. asiaticus from Japan. D. G. leurosipropodeus, holotype (from He & Xu, 2002). E, F. G. schenklingi, holotype (from Olmi 1984). G, H. G. sitae (from Olmi 1984). Scale bar 0.19 mm for A, 0.18 mm for B, 0.15 mm for C, 0.17 mm for D, 0.21 mm for F, 0.34 mm for H, and 0.32 mm for J.