Gonatopus nepalensis ( Olmi, 1986 )

6. Gonatopus nepalensis ( Olmi, 1986) , comb. nov.

( Plate 113G, H View PLATE 113 )

Pseudogonatopus nepalensis Olmi 1986: 80 .

Description of Female. Apterous; length 4.8–5.0 mm. Head black or brown, except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of face testaceous; antenna brown, except segments 1–2 testaceous and 10 whitish; occasionally antennal segment 9 whitish; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs black or brown, except chela and meso- and metatarsus testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 12:6:18:10:7:7:7:6.5:6.5:10.5. Head excavated, dull, granulated; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent. Palpal formula 4/2. Pronotum shiny, smooth, unsculptured, crossed by strong transverse impression. Scutum shiny, sculptured by longitudinal striae. Metanotum transversely striate, with sides protruding; protrusions rounded ( Plate 113G View PLATE 113 ). Metathorax + propodeum shiny, unsculptured, except transverse striae on posterior surface and metapleura. Mesopleuron shiny, smooth, unsculptured, not transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture partly distinct, only present between mesopleuron and metapleuron, not present dorsally on sides of metanotum. Protarsal segments in following proportions: 18:4:8:22:35. Enlarged claw ( Plate 113G View PLATE 113 ) with one large subapical tooth and one row of seven lamellae. Segment 5 of protarsus ( Plate 113G View PLATE 113 ) with two rows of about 21 lamellae; distal apex with about 15 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

Male. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: holotype ♀: NEPAL: Kosi, S of Mangsingma Forest ( MHNG). Paratypes: same locality label as holotype, 1♀ ( AMNH); E Nepal, Kosi, Induwa Kola Valley , 1♀ ( MHNG). Other material. NEPAL: Khala Valley, 2050 m ( PMA). Palaearctic: according to Ponomarenko (1992) , G. nepalensis is also present in the following localities: RUSSIA: Transbaikalia, 5.VI.1963, 10.VII.1963, A. Emelianov leg., 2♀♀ ( Ponomarenko, 1992 ); Fra East, Primorskiy Krai, Gornotayezhnoe, 19.VI.1983, Sciarkov leg., 1♀ ( Ponomarenko, 1992 ). This quotation is doubtful.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Nepal ( Kosi), Russia (Transbaicalia, Primorskiy Krai).