Galeopsomyia miliaris 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 : 391-392

Galeopsomyia miliaris Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 508, 509 , 840 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava short with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 and with apex pointed ( Fig. 840 ), flagellum short, pedicel+flagellum 1.0× as long as width of mesosoma; with a short genal carina close to mouth opening; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 508 ) with median part with very weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts rugose, submedian grooves with outer margin absent, diverging towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 508 ) with irregular carinae and reticulation, callus with three setae; gaster ( Fig. 508 ) ovate, 1.6× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with very strong and large-meshed reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 1.3mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum brown. Head with frons, including scrobes, and vertex bluish-green, vertex also with purple tinges, clypeus dark brown. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic bluish-green, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with strong reticulation; with a short genal carina close to mouth opening. 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 12 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with median part with very weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts rugose with 12 scattered setae; submedian grooves with outer margin absent, diverging towards posterior part. Dorsellum with weak sculpture and shiny, with median carina. Propodeum with median carina expanding anteriorly and posteriorly; with some strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with three setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation. Fore wing with 3&4 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse. Gaster ovate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with very strong reticulation with large meshes.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 18; head length, frontal view 28.5; POL 8.5; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 2.7; head width 34.5; mouth width 12; malar space 9; eye length 16; scape length 15.5; scape width 3.5; pedicel+flagellum length 31; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3; F1 length 4.5; F1 width 4; F2 length 4; F2 width 4; F3 length 4; F3 width 4; clava length 12.5; clava width 5; C3 length 5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 46; mesosoma width 32; midlobe of mesoscutum length 17; mesoscutellum length 19; mesoscutellum width 16; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 5.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 6; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 6.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 7; costal cell length 31; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 28; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 47; gaster width 30; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 7.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 4.5; Gt

7 width (measured at base) 9; longest cercal seta length 9; shortest cercal seta length 4.

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).

Figures

Figs 508–511. Galeopsomyia miliaris, holotype ♀ – (508) habitus dorsal view; (509) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia miria, holotype ♀ – (510) habitus dorsal view; (511) habitus lateral view.

Figs 834–840. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (834) Galeopsomyia melasoma; (835) G. mora; (836) G. nana; (837) G. marbis; (838) G. methea; (839) G. milagra; (840) G. miliaris.