Galeopsomyia nitida 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 : 415-416

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.11176643

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E5CA653A-1968-4101-BBBA-189F0F889CCF

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:E5CA653A-1968-4101-BBBA-189F0F889CCF

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Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia nitida Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia nitida Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 542, 543 View Figs 540–543 , 848 View Figs 841–849 , 990 View Figs 989–992 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 848 View Figs 841–849 ), flagellum elongate, flagellum+pedicel 1.5× as long as width of mesosoma; genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 542 View Figs 540–543 ) with weak reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 542 View Figs 540–543 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, median carina wide, expanded in anterior and posterior parts, callus with three setae; petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 542 View Figs 540–543 ) 2.2× as long as wide, tergites with relatively weak reticulation, medio-basal Gt1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U (as in Fig. 24 View Figs 23–28 ), tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.1mm (paratypes 1.7–2.2mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel dark brown, flagellum black. Face below level of toruli black with golden tinges and clypeus black, frons metallic greenish-blue with scrobes black; vertex metallic greenish-blue. Mesoscutum with sidelobes black with metallic purple tinges, midlobe golden-green; mesoscutellum and propodeum golden-green. Legs with fore coxa brown, mid coxa yellowish-brown and hind coxa yellowish-brown at apex and along anterior part, dark brown along posterior part; trochanters yellowish-white; femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-white to yellowish-brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic golden-green, Gt 2-6 black with metallic green and purple tinges, Gt7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C1. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation and isodiametric meshes on sidelobes, weak reticulation and elongate meshes on midlobe; midlobe with five adnotaular setae in one row. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; with five setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a wide median carina that expands both in anterior and posterior parts; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with three 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 closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 22; head length, frontal view 35; POL 9; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 48; mouth width 14; malar space 12.5; eye length 21; scape length 20; scape width 4.2; pedicel+flagellum length 65; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 10; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 10.5; F2 width 4; F3 length 9; F3 width 4; clava length 23.5; clava width 4.5; C3 length 8; spicule length 3.5; mesosoma length 63; mesosoma width 43; midlobe of mesoscutum length 23.5; mesoscutellum length 22; mesoscutellum width 22; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 9.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 9; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3; dorsellum length 3.5; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 35; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 87; gaster width 40; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 15; longest cercal seta length 16; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Length of body 1.4mm.

Antenna ( Fig. 990 View Figs 989–992 ) with scape widest in the middle; plaque small, dark brown and situated just above the middle; dorso-basal whorls of long setae present on F1–F4 and C1. Gaster long ovate. Otherwise as in female.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 18; head length, frontal view 30; head width 41; mouth width 12; malar space 12; eye length 16; scape length 17; scape width 4; plaque length 2.5; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel+flagellum length 73; F1 length 6; F1 width 4; F2 length 10; F2 width 4; F3 length 12; F3 width 4; F4 length 12; F4 width 3.5; clava length 26; clava width 3; mesosoma length 49; mesosoma width 36; gaster length 53; gaster width 34; longest subbasal seta on F1, length 39.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Parque Nacional Volcan Arenal , 10º26’N, 84º43’W, 600m, 26.ii.2013, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) GoogleMaps . Paratypes (20♀ 1♂, CNC, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK): 2♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Parque Nacional Volcan Arenal, Sendero Pilón , 10º27’N, 84º43’W, 26.ii.2013, J.S. Noyes GoogleMaps ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, 7km N Boca Tapada, Laguna Lagerta Lodge , 10º41’N, 84º11’W, 55m, 18-19.ii.2018, J.S. Noyes GoogleMaps ; 2♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Estación Pitilla , 21.ii.2011, J.S. Noyes ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Estación Cacao , 10º55’N, 85º30’W, 1100m, 22.ii.2003, J.S. Noyes GoogleMaps ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Estación Biológica La Selva , 75m, 10º26’N, 84º01’W, 27-28.ii.2003, J.S. Noyes; following from same locality as previous but collected 22-24.ii.2012 (1♀), 25.ii.2016 (1♀ 1♂) GoogleMaps ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Limón, Reserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere, Headquarter , 9º40’N, 83º02’W, 100m, 24- 26.ii.2008, J.S. Noyes GoogleMaps ; 5♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces, Wilson Botanico , 1150m, 18-22.iii.1990, J.S. Noyes; following from same locality as previous but collected 15-16.ii.2006 (2♀), 7-19.ii.2007 (2♀), 17-18.ii.2012 (1♀) GoogleMaps .

Etymology. From the Latin niteo = shiny, referring to the shiny thoracic dorsum.

CNC

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa, Canadian National Collection of Insects

MZLU

Sweden, Lund, Lund University

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

CNC

Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes

MZLU

Lund University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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