Galeopsomyia nigricans 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 : 412-413

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.11176641

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9A61E660-14D7-4A40-87A8-99A1924D0133

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:9A61E660-14D7-4A40-87A8-99A1924D0133

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Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia nigricans Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia nigricans Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 538, 539 View Figs 536–539 , 856 View Figs 856–863 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 856 View Figs 856–863 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 538 View Figs 536–539 ) with weak reticulation on median part and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; dorsellum hidden by overhanging posterior part of mesoscutellum in dorsal view, with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 538 View Figs 536–539 ) with strong irregular carinae mixed with strong reticulation, callus with two setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 538 View Figs 536–539 ) 1.8× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with short longitudinal carinae, tergites with strong reticulation, apex of gonoplac blunt ( Fig. 539 View Figs 536–539 ); body black nonmetallic ( Figs 538, 539 View Figs 536–539 ).

Female holotype: length of body 1.8mm (paratype 2.0mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head, mesosoma and metasoma black. Legs with fore and hind coxae black, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora pale brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown.

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

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose; midlobe without a median groove, with 16 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; with 12 setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, hidden by overhanging posterior part of mesoscutellum in dorsal view, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina, expanding both anteriorly and posteriorly; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Coxae with strong reticulation, hind coxa especially so. Fore wing with 4&5 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

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

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 23; head length, frontal view 39; POL 10; OOL 4.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 48; mouth width 13.5; malar space 13; eye length 23; scape length 17; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 52; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 7.5; F1 width 4; F2 length 8; F2 width 4; F3 length 7.5; F3 width 4; clava length 18.5; clava width 4.5; C3 length 7.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 60; mesosoma width 45; midlobe of mesoscutum length 21; mesoscutellum length 23.5; mesoscutellum width 21; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 6; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 6.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 6; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 31; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 26; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 70; gaster width 40; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 7; Gt

7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length; shortest cercal seta length.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Limón, Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo, Estación Quebrada Gonzalez , 10°09’N, 83°57’W, 450m, 15.ii.2003, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) GoogleMaps . Paratype: 1♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, 16km SSE La Virgen , 10°16’N, 84°06’W, 1050-1150m, 11-20.ii.2001, 11/TN/ALL, INBio, OET,ALAS intersect ( MZLU) GoogleMaps .

Etymology. From the Latin nigricans = blackish, referring to colour of body.

INBio

Costa Rica, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio)

MZLU

Sweden, Lund, Lund University

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

MZLU

Lund University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

SuperFamily

Chalcidoidea

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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