Anteon fisheri Olmi 2003

• Main Authors: Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S., Noort, Simon Van
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2019
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Hymenoptera; Dryinidae; Anteon; Anteon fisheri; Boland; Walker Bay
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3511645; https://zenodo.org/record/3511645

32. Anteon fisheri Olmi, 2003 (Fig. 49C) Anteon fisheri Olmi 2003: 24; 2006: 37; Azevedo et al . 2010: 876; Olmi et al . 2016: 58. Description . ♂. Fully winged; body length 1.4–1.8 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; pro- and mesoleg testaceous; metaleg brown in holotype, testaceous in two further specimens from Madagascar, 19°08.31'S44°49.41'E. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 8.5:5:5:5:5:5.5:5:5.5:5:7. Head shiny, punctate, unsculptured among punctures; vertex of head (ocellar triangle, temple and region behind lateral ocelli) dull and rugose; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 5; OL = 3; OOL = 5; OPL = 1.5; TL = 3. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.25–0.50 × length of mesoscutum (0.25 × in the holotype; 0.5 × in two further specimens from Madagascar, 19°08.31'S44°49.41'E). In specimen from South Africa, 34°16.481'S19°01.033'E, notauli very short, hardly visible near anterior margin of mesoscutum. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose, dull; propodeal declivity dull, reticulate rugose, with two longitudinal keels and median area as rugose as lateral areas. In specimen from South Africa, 29°19.1'S30°15.5'E, propodeal declivity with left longitudinal keel; right longitudinal keel absent. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (3:6.5). Paramere (Fig. 49C) without distal inner pointed process; tibial spurs 1/1/2. ♀. Unknown. Material examined . Type : ♂holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape Prov., Table Mnt., Orange Kloof Nat. Reserve, 34°00'S18°23.7'E, 125 m, 18.XII.1997, B.L. Fisher leg., 1546, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotted wood), montane rainforest (originally in CAS, now in SAMC). Other material : MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana, Ambato Forest, 26.6 km 33° NE Ambanja, 13°27.52'S48°33.06'E, 150 m, 8.XII.2004, MT, rainforest, B.L. Fisher leg., BLF11518, 1♂ (CAS); Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park, Vohiparara, 21°13.57'S47°22.19'E, at broken bridge, 1110 m, 21–28.I.2002, MT, high altitude rainforest, R. Harin'Hala leg., MA-02-09A-13, 1♂ (CAS); Fian- arantsoa, Ranomafana National Park, Belle Vue at Talatakely, 21°15.99'S47°25.21'E, 1020 m, 19–26.II.2002, MT, secondary tropical forest, R. Harin'Hala leg., MA-02-09C-17, 1♂ (CAS); same locality label, 28.XI–6.XII.2001, MA-02-09C-05, 2♂♂ (CAS); same locality label, 12–19.II.2002, MA-02-09C-16, 1♂ (CAS); same locality label, 16.X–8.XI.2001, MA-02-09C-01, 2♂♂ (CAS, MOLC); Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park, radio tower at forest edge, 21°15.05'S47°24.43'E, 1130 m, 4–12.III.2002, MT, mixed tropical forest, R. Harin'Hala leg., MA-02- 09B-19, 2♂♂ (1 in CAS, 1 in MOLC); Mahajanga, Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, 3.4 km 93° E Bekopaka, Tombeau Vazimba, 19°08.31'S44°49.41'E, 50 m, 6–10.XI.2001, MT, tropical dry forest, Fisher, Griswold et al . leg., BLF 4233, 2♂♂ (CAS, MOLC); Mahajanga, Ambatofolaka, Namoroka, 53 km from Soalala, 3 km N Vilanan- dro village, 16°28'04''S45°23'48''E, 400 ft., 9–18.XII.2007, dense dry forest, MT, M. Irwin, R. Harin'Hala leg., MG-40A-11, 1♂ (CAS); Mahajanga, Namoroka village, Befatika Andranovory, 16°28'04''S45°23'48''E, 400 ft., 30.XI–9.XII.2007, dense dry forest, MT, M. Irwin, R. Harin'Hala leg., MG-40B-11, 1♂ (CAS); same locality label, 9–16.XI.2007, MG-40B-08, 1♂ (CAS); Toamasina, Zahamena National Park, Onibe River, 17°45'33''S48°51'17''E, 780 m, 21–23.II.2009, rainforest, MT, BLF22168, B.L. Fisher et al . leg., 1♂ (CAS); Toliara, Tsimanampetsotsa Nat. Park, Bemanateza Forest, 20.7 km 81°E Efoetse, 23 km 131° SE Beheloka, 23°59.32'S43°52.50'E, 90 m, 22–26.III.2002, MT, in spiny forest thicket, Fisher, Griswold et al . leg., BLF 6257, 1♂ (CAS); Toliara, Zombitse National Park, 19.8 km 84° E Sakaraha, 22°50.36'S44°42.36'E, 770 m, 5–9.II.2003, MT, tropical dry forest, Fisher, Griswold et al . leg., BLF7506, 2♂♂ (CAS); Toliara, Berenty Special Reserve, 8 km NW Amboasary, 25°00.40'S46°18.20'E, 85 m, 16–27.XII.2002, MT, gallery forest, M. Irwin, F. Parker, R. Harin'Hala leg., MA- 02-22-10, 1♂ (CAS). SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Karkloof, 1325 m, 29°19.1'S30°15.5'E, 25.VII–25.IX.2005, MT, M. Mostovski leg., 1♂ (NMSA); Royal Natal National Reserve, Mahai Camp, 28°41.27'S28°56.86'E, 1450 m, 25.XI–12.XII.2005, MT, M. Mostovski leg., 1♂ (NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal, Cathedral Peak Natural Reserve, Rain- bow Gorge, 28°57.60'S29°13.61'E, 1480 m, 14.XII.2005 – 29.I.2006, MT, M. Mostovski leg., 3♂♂ (NMSA); same locality label, 18.XI.2006 – 26.II.2007, 5♂♂ (NMSA); Western Cape Prov., Walker Bay Nature Reserve, 34°27.41'S19°21.39'E, 11.VIII–6.IX.1997, S. van Noort leg., 1♂ (SAMC); same locality label, IX–XII.1997, MT, S. van Noort leg., 10♂♂ (SAMC); same locality label, 17–31.V.1997, MT, S. van Noort leg., 11♂♂ (SAMC); Western Cape Prov., Cape Town, Constantiaberg, Tokai Forest, pine plant, X–XI.1995, MT, S. van Noort leg., 1♂ (SAMC); Western Cape Prov., Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, 33°59.030'S20°49.128'E, 340 m, 5.XI.2009 – 27.II.2010, MT, Afromontane Forest, S.van Noort leg., 1♂ (SAMC); same locality label, 26.X.2010 – 26.I.2011, GVB10-FOR1-M07, 5♂♂ (SAMC); same locality label, 11.XII.2012 – 26.I.2013, GVB10-FOR1-M14, 1♂ (SAMC); Western Cape Prov., Kogelberg Nature Reserve, 34°16.481'S19°01.033'E, 16.X–16.XI.1999, MT, Mesic Mountain Fynbos, last burnt c. 1978, S. van Noort leg., 6♂♂ (SAMC); same locality label, 16.XI–16.XII.1999, 2♂♂ (SAMC); same locality label, 16.II–16.III.1999, 1♂ (SAMC); same locality label, 16.XI–16.XII.1998, 2♂♂ (SAMC); Western Cape Prov., Koe- berg Nature Reserve, 33°37.622'S18°24.259'E, 20.II–20.III.1998, MT, West Coast Strandveld, S.van Noort leg., 2♂♂ (SAMC); Western Cape, Fynbos Estate, Dragonridge, 33°34.092'S18°47.680'E, 635 m, 28.IX–28.XII.2010, MT, Boland Granite Fynbos, S.van Noort leg., DRA09-FYN1-M05, 1♂ (SAMC). UGANDA: Western Region, Kabarole District, Kibale Forest, Kanywara (RNHL); Western Region, Kabarole District, Kibale National Park, Kanyawara Makerere University Biological Field Station, 0°34.390'S30°21.658'E, 1587 m, 4–26.VIII.2008, YPT, primary mid-altitude rainforest, near stream, S. van Noort leg., 1♂ (SAMC). Hosts . Unknown. Distribution . Madagascar, South Africa, Uganda. : Published as part of Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), pp. 1-619 in Zootaxa 4630 (1) on pages 131-132, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3336635 : {"references": ["Olmi, M. (2003 [\" 2001 \"]) A contribution to the knowledge of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Frustula entomologica, New Series, 24, 21 - 49.", "Azevedo, C. O., Madl, M. & Olmi, M. 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