Galeopsomyia cosidis 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 : 283-285

Galeopsomyia cosidis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 352, 353 , 773 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 773 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 352 ) with submedian grooves diverging towards posterior part, median part with weak reticulation, with a median groove in anterior four-fifths; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 352 ) with strong reticulation and strong irregular carinae, median carina wide, callus with seven setae; all coxae metallic bluish-green ( Fig. 353 ); petiole transverse with strong irregular sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 352 ) 3.0× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation; body bright metallic bluish-green, Gt 2-4 metallic purple on dorsal parts.

Female holotype: length of body 2.9mm (paratypes 2.5–3.0mm).

Scape dark brown with ventral parts dark yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, upper parts with blue tinges, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green; trochanters dark brown; femora metallic bluish-green; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 dark brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 and Gt5-6 metallic bluish-green, Gt 2-4 metallic bluish green with dorsal part golden-purple and metallic bluish-purple, Gt

7 golden; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation/rugosity, 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 with a weak median groove in posterior two-thirds, and with ten scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; with a median groove in anterior four-fifths; with seven setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands anteriorly and posteriorly; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with seven 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 very elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 43; POL 11.5; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 55; mouth width 16.5; malar space 16.5; eye length 23; scape length 20; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 60; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 9.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 10; F2 width 5; F3 length 9; F3 width 5; clava length 21; clava width 5; C3 length 7; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 80; mesosoma width 53; midlobe of mesoscutum length 33; mesoscutellum length 30; mesoscutellum width 26; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 11; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 13; costal cell length 45; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3.5; marginal vein length 40; stigmal vein length 13; gaster length 129; gaster width 43; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 13; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 19; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 24; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 15; longest cercal seta length 15; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, 6km ENE Vara Blanca , 10°11’N, 84°07’W, 2000m, iii.2002, INBio, OET, ALAS ( NHMUK) . Paratypes (7♀, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : all from same locality as holotype but collected ii.2002 (1♀), iii.2002 (1♀), iv.2002 (3♀), 21.iv.2002 (2♀) .

Figures

Figs 352–355. Galeopsomyia cosidis, holotype ♀ – (352) habitus dorsal view; (353) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia crabra, holotype ♀ – (354) habitus dorsal view; (355) 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.