Galeopsomyia ira Hansson, 2023

Hansson, Christer & Hanson, Paul E., 2023, EULOPHIDAE OF COSTA RICA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5: The genus Galeopsomyia Girault, Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 3 (1), pp. 1-743 : 340-341

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8372024

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D833085E-4DB3-48D3-964F-A41566442672

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11175857

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8BE644AA-0CCA-4A28-92C5-1DC579AEB317

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:8BE644AA-0CCA-4A28-92C5-1DC579AEB317

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scientific name

Galeopsomyia ira Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia ira Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 434, 435 View Figs 432–435 , 805 View Figs 799–807 , 978 View Figs 977–979 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 805 View Figs 799–807 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 434 View Figs 432–435 ) with median part 3.5× as long as wide, with weak reticulation, shiny, with sides straight and parallel, lateral parts with strong reticulation/rugosity; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 434 View Figs 432–435 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with two setae; fore and mid coxae dark brown to metallic, hind coxa metallic ( Fig. 435 View Figs 432–435 ); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 434 View Figs 432–435 ) 2.5× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.0mm (paratypes 1.9–2.6mm).

Scape dark brown with base yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green with scrobes black with metallic tinges, clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesosoma metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa black with golden tinges; trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, base of femora and T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 dark brown with weak metallic bluish tinges, Gt2-7 dark brown with metallic tinges; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe without median groove, with ten scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with six scattered setae on lateral parts; outer margin of submedian grooves absent, grooves straight and parallel. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong narrow median carina that expands to a triangle in posterior part; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 20; head length, frontal view 35; POL 9; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 44; mouth width 12; malar space 13.5; eye length 19.51; scape length 17; scape width 3.6; pedicel+flagellum length 51; pedicel length 6; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 8; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 8.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 9; F3 width 5; clava length 19; clava width 5; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 57; mesosoma width 36; midlobe of mesoscutum length 21; mesoscutellum length 19.5; mesoscutellum width 18; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 6.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 6.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 6.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 9.5; costal cell length 32; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 33; stigmal vein length 7.5; gaster length 78; gaster width 31; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 8; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 15; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Length of body of body 1.5–2.0mm.

Antenna ( Fig. 978 View Figs 977–979 ) with plaque on scape black and situated distinctly below apex; dorso-basal whorls of long setae present on F1–F4 and on C1, C1 also with a ventro-basal whorl of long setae. Gaster long ovate. Otherwise as in female.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 17; head length, frontal view 30; head width 39; mouth width 12; malar space 11; eye length 16; scape length 15; scape width 5; plaque length 6.5; pedicel length 6; pedicel+flagellum length 64; F1 length 5; F1 width 4; F2 length 8.5; F2 width 4; F3 length 9; F3 width 4; F4 length 11; F4 width 3.5; clava length 24; clava width 4; mesosoma length 51; mesosoma width 32; gaster length 57; gaster width 24; longest subbasal seta on F1, length 32.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Casa Coca , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450-1700m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, swept, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ( MZLU) GoogleMaps . Paratypes (35♀ 5♂, CNC, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK): 27♀ 4♂ with same label data as holotype GoogleMaps ; 1♂ from same locality as holotype but collected 13.i.2001 GoogleMaps ; 6♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Los Gigantes , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, swept, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos GoogleMaps ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Estación , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, yellow pan trap, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos GoogleMaps ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Cabro Muco , 10º43′N, 85º09′W, 1100m, 9.ix.2004, J.A. Azofeifa GoogleMaps .

CNC

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa, Canadian National Collection of Insects

NHMUK

NHMUK

MZLU

Lund University

CNC

Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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