Gonatopus maritimus Olmi 2007, sp. n.
Creators: name: Olmi, Massimo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Alismatales
Araceae
Gonatopus
Gonatopus maritimus

description: Gonatopus maritimus sp. n.   Figs 18, 19, 20  
 Etymology: From the Latin adjective maritimus, because the holotype was collected near the sea.   
Description:  
 Female.   
Apterous; length 2.12–2.62 mm (holotype 2.12 mm). Head black, with mandibles and borders of clypeus yellow; antennae brown, with ventral side of segment 1 yellow; mesosoma black; gaster brown; legs brown, with tarsi and articulations testaceous. Head excavated, shiny, without sculpture, except vertex and temples slightly granulated; frontal line complete; occipital carina barely present behind and on sides of ocellar triangle; POL = 1; OL = 2; OOL = 7; temples very long, slightly shorter than half of eyes (7:18). Maxillary palpi 5-segmented; labial palpi 2-segmented. Antennae clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 5:4:11:7:6:5.5:5:5.5:4.5:7. Pronotum crossed by strong transverse impression, shiny, hairy, slightly granulated, with anterior collar partly without sculpture. Scutum dull, granulated, with two strong lateral points (Fig. 18). Scutellum very inclined. Metanotum hollow behind scutellum (Fig. 19). Metathorax + propodeum dull, slightly granulated, with strong median longitudinal furrow (Fig. 19), with anterior surface slightly granulated and posterior surface strongly transversely striate.In a paratype posterior surface of metathorax + propodeum rugose, with transverse striae not distinctly visible. Mesopleura slightly granulated, not transversely striate. Metapleura transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Fore tarsal segments in following proportions: 11:2:3:14:21. Enlarged claw (Fig. 20) with small subapical tooth and 5 or 6 peg-like hairs (in holotype). Segment 5 of front tarsus (Fig. 20) with inner side proximally not serrate and two rows of 3–5 (proximal) + 16– 21 lamellae; distal apex with group of at least 12 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1, 0, 1.  
 Male. Unknown.   
 Holotype: ^“ SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, West Coast National Park, about 2 km S Dainepos Rd. Junction, 2.ii.2006, M. Olmi ”; [red] “ Gonatopus maritimus sp. n. M. Olmi det. 2006, ^” (SAMC).   
 Paratypes: NAMIBIA: 51 km S Grünau, along Rd B1, C – 1.iii.2006, B – 5.iii.2006, E – 5.iv.2006, reared from a female adult of Aconurella compta (Naudé), M. Olmi, 1^(NNIC); 27.6 km S Omaruru, along Rd C33, C – 8.iii.2006, B – 12.iii.2006, E – 12.iv.2006, reared from a nymph of Austroagallia cuneata (Cogan), M. Olmi, 1^(MOLC); same locality label, C – 8.iii.2006, B – 13.iii.2006, E – 12.iv.2006, reared from a nymph of A. cuneata, M. Olmi, 1^(NNIC); same locality label, C – 8.iii.2006, B – 11.iii.2006, E – 12.iv.2006, reared from a nymph of A. cuneata, M. Olmi, 1^(MOLC); NAMIBIA: same locality label, C – 10.iii.2006, B – 14.iii.2006, E – 11.iv.2006, reared from an adult of A. compta, M. Olmi, 1^(MOLC); 6.5 km W Aus, along Rd B4, C – 12.iii.2006, B – 14.iii.2006, E – 13.iv.2006, reared from an adult of A. compta, M. Olmi, 1^(MOLC).   
 Hosts: In Namibia, Austroagallia cuneata and Aconurella compta (Cicadellidae); in South Africa, the holotype has been observed attacking adults of Colistra sp. (Cicadellidae).   
 Comparison: G. maritimus belongs to G. incognitus group. Its female is similar to that of G. aethiopicus Olmi, 1984, but the scutum has two strong lateral points (Fig. 18), not present in G. aethiopicus (Olmi 1984, fig. 1124A).
description: Published as part of Olmi, Massimo, 2007, New species of Afrotropical Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), with description of a new genus and a new subfamily, pp. 199-232 in African Invertebrates 48 (2) on pages 217-218, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7667812