Galeopsomyia criniera 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 : 286-287

Galeopsomyia criniera Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 356, 357 , 774 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 774 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 356 ) with median part with weak reticulation, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part, with a very weak median groove in anterior half; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 356 ) with strong irregular carinae in median part and strong reticulation laterally, callus with five setae; gaster ( Fig. 356 ) 2.6× as long as wide with apex pointed, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.8mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons below level of antennal toruli and scrobes metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, frons and vertex metallic bluish-purple. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum metallic bluish-purple, propodeum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic bluish-green, mid coxa black; fore trochanter pale brown, mid and hind trochanters dark brown; femora metallic bluish-green with apical part yellowish-white; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-white, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-purple with metallic purple hind margin, Gt2-4 metallic purple, Gt5 metallic purple medially and metallic bluish-green laterally, Gt6 metallic bluish-green, Gt7 black; gonoplac black.

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

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a median groove in posterior half, with 13 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with median part with weak reticulation, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; with a very weak median groove in anterior half; with six setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture and shiny, without median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina; with strong irregular carinae on median part, strong reticulation on lateral parts; callus with five setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 4&6 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 28; head length, frontal view 45; POL 11; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 6; head width 60; mouth width 19; malar space 16; eye length 26; scape length 20; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 63; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 5; F1 length 10; F1 width 5.5; F2 length 10; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 9.5; F3 width 5.5; clava length 22; clava width 5; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 80; mesosoma width 54; midlobe of mesoscutum length 29; mesoscutellum length 30; mesoscutellum width 26; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 12.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 13; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 13; costal cell length 44; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3.5; marginal vein length 35; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 129; gaster width 50; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 18; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 20; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14.5; longest cercal seta length nm; shortest cercal seta length nm.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bosque Diriá (now Parque Nacional), LN 239083_ 358610, 700m, 14-15.ii.2011, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 356–359. Galeopsomyia criniera, holotype ♀ – (356) habitus dorsal view; (357) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia crotonae, holotype ♀ – (358) habitus dorsal view; (359) habitus lateral view.

Figs 768–775. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (768) Galeopsomyia clavata; (769) G. codata; (770) G. copala; (771) G. cortina; (772) G. crabra; (773) G. cosidis; (774) G. criniera; (775) G. cyaneoviridis.