Galeopsomyia daleskeyae 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 : 291-293

Galeopsomyia daleskeyae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 364, 365 , 779 , 917 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 779 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 917 ) with outer margin of submedian grooves absent in anterior half, grooves diverging slightly towards anterior part, median part with weak reticulation and shiny; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 364 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with two setae; all coxae dark and metallic, femora predominantly dark brown ( Fig. 365 ); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal surface; gaster ( Fig. 364 ) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.4mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black, clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Mesosoma golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae golden-green, mid coxa black; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1,6,7 golden-green, Gt2-5 metallic purple medially and golden-green laterally; gonoplac black.

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

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, weaker on posterior part of midlobe, meshes isodiametric, with a weak median groove in posterior half, midlobe with ten scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with outer margin of submedian grooves absent in anterior half, grooves ±straight and diverging slightly towards anterior part; median part with weak reticulation; lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with six scattered setae. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly; 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 5&6 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal surface. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 42; POL 10; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 56; mouth width 14; malar space 16; eye length 24; scape length 20; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 61; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 11; F1 width 5; F2 length 11; F2 width 5; F3 length 9.5; F3 width 4.4; clava length 20; clava width 6; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 71; mesosoma width 49; midlobe of mesoscutum length 29; mesoscutellum length 26.5; mesoscutellum width 21; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 8.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 35; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 41; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 103; gaster width 48.5; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 19; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 17; longest cercal seta length 16; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Santo Domingo , INBio-Parque, LN 217300_ 526200, 1150m, 16.ii.2008, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Etymology. Named in honour of Natalie Dale-Skey, Hymenoptera curator at NHMUK, who has been very helpful with processing material for this project.

Figures

Figs 364–367. Galeopsomyia daleskeyae, holotype ♀ – (364) habitus dorsal view; (365) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia devania, holotype ♀ – (366) habitus dorsal view; (367) habitus lateral view.

Figs 776–783. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (776) Galeopsomyia coccolobae; (777) G. edera; (778) G. estrella; (779) G. daleskeyae; (780) G. devania; (781) G. diriaensis; (782) G. dolosa; (783) G. eolio.

Figs 915–923. Mesoscutellum dorsal view, holotype ♀ – (915) Galeopsomyia nebulosa; (916) G. chrysops; (917) G. daleskeyae; (918) G. ajax; (919) G. philodendrae; (920) G. maculifer; (921) G. aramis; (922) G. hiata; (923) G. palotis.