Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 75. (Budapest 1983)

Mineo, G.: Studies on the Scelionidae (Hymenoptera) XIX. A revision of the Ethiopian species of Gryon Haliday: the pubescens-group

Distribution : Cape Province. Ivory Coast. S. W. Africa. Seychelles Is.. Silhouette Is., Senegal, Zaire, Zimbabwe. Host and biology. — I was unable to find the specimens mentioned by RISBEC (19501. c. ) bred from Aspidachantus bambey RISBEC either in the Paris or in the Bondy collection. My experience, concerning the identification of Hadronotus spp. made by Risbec throughout his work, suggests that this record must await confirmation. The biology of G. saxatile still remains unknown. Variability. — The main difference found by me concerns the size of the specimens since G. saxatile seems to have at least 2 hosts. The smallest specimens are 0.9 mm (the specimens bred from H. yerburyi by Risbec have the same size), the largest one is 1.4 mm. Remarks. — G. saxatile is closely related to G. pubescens (MOTSCHOULSKY). Recently I examined the latter type. I cannot synonymize them since both antennae of G. pubeseens are missing. Gryon scutidepressi sp. n. S -f (Figs 11-13, 18, 24, 27, 29, 32-33, 41-42) 9 . Black. Radicle dark red; scape entirely ochraceous: trochanters, proximal and distal surface of femora, tibiae and tarsomeres 1-4 concolorous with the scape; A2

—A6 brownish in contrast to ochraceous; Al

—A\2 dark brown; mandible reddish fuscous; tegulae brown, veins of wings honey-yellow. Head from above about 2.6 times wider than long (26 : 9.6). POL, OOL ratio as 9 : 1 : ios — 12.5; lXb as 15.5X12; ms = 6; mandible tridentate; antenna as in Fig. 27. Wings as in Figs. 32-33. — Mesoscutum strongly transverse (25: 15); scutellum almost semicircular in shape, its length less than half its breadth (see also Fig. 13). For illustration of gaster and for proportions of its tergites one may refer to Fig. 18. Mesoscutum squashed from above, about on the same level as is scutellum about for its length and for about its posterior 1/4 strigose, otherwise finely punctured. •— Gastral tergites T3

—T6 finely reticulate; T2 with the same sculpture and with weak rugulae at its extreme base. Length 1.3 mm approx. d*. Concolorous with the female. Head from above about thrice wider than long (24.8 : 7.7). POL. OOL ratio as 8: 1, ios = 13, ms = 6; Ixb as 13x 10. Antenna and copulatory organ as in Figs 29, 41-42. In all other respects very similar to female. — Length 1.2 mm. Material examined. — Holotype 9 : Somaliland, Uebi-Shebeli, Afgoye. V. 1980. M. OLMI. — Allotype d\ V. 1977, F. BIN, other data as for holotype. — The following material was collected by DR. F. BIN: 24 99 + 17 cT^ II. 1977, 58 o $ +9 dV III. 1977, 172 99 +29 dVlV. 1977, 12 99 +15 d-d- V. 1977, 1 9 +2 dV, VI. 1978. 5 99 VIII. 1978, 1 ç IX. 1978, — In the same locality (Somaliland) DR. M. OLMI collected the following specimens: 5 $9—3 do III. 1980, 12 99 +3 dV IV. 1980. 20 99 V. 1980. — Furthermore. A. WATSHAM collected the following specimens in Salisbury: 1 9 V. 1980, 2 99 VII. 1980, 1 9 +3 dV VIII. 1980.4 o'o* IX. 1980, 1 cf X. 1980. — In the CNC I identified the following specimens. 1 9 , Salisbury, 5. VII. 1975, A. WATSHAM, 2 99 , Salisbury. 1. VI. 1976, A. WATSHAM. 1 9. Ivory Coast, Bouaké. rice field. Malaise-trap, III. 1980, P. COCHEREAU. — Type, allotype and 10 paratypes are in my collection, 10 paratypes and other specimens have been sent to Dr. F. BIN (Perugia). 5 paratypes are in the BMNH, 5. paratypes in the TMA. Figs 39-42. Male copulatory organ (39, 41) and detail of it (40. 42): 39-40 = Gryon rugulosum (FOUTS). 41-42 = G. scutidepressi sp. n.