Galeopsomyia incisa 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 : 119-121

Galeopsomyia incisa Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 130, 131 , 1022)

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava (Fig. 1022); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 130 ) with strong reticulation, meshes slightly elongate, submedian grooves very weak, strongly diverging towards posterior part; hind coxa with a short carina close to apex at posterior margin; propodeum ( Fig. 130 ) with a triangular, short and concave median carina, with two foveae in anterior part, callus with eight setae; petiole transverse with very strong sculpture; gaster ( Fig. 130 ) 2.9× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with a deep rectangular incision, Gt with a smooth rounded edge medially along entire length.

1–5

Female holotype: length of body 2.1mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons and vertex golden-green, antennal scrobes black with metallic tinges, clypeus dark brown. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae golden-green, mid coxa black; trochanters pale brown; fore and mid femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown, hind femur black with metallic tinges; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 golden-green, Gt 2-5 black with metallic purple tinges, Gt 6–7 black with metallic tinges; gonoplac black with apex yellowish-brown.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth and scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, with isodiametric meshes; midlobe of mesoscutum with seven adnotaular setae in a single row. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes slightly elongate; submedian grooves very weak, strongly diverging towards posterior part; anterior pair of setae placed in the middle of mesoscutellum. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with a wide short median carina, concave with two foveae in anterior part; callus with eight setae. Fore coxa with relatively weak reticulation, mid coxa with weak, and hind coxa with strong reticulation; hind coxa with a short carina close to apex at posterior margin. Fore wing with 4–6 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with very strong sculpture. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with deep rectangular incision, to fit petiole; tergites with strong reticulation; Gt 1–5 medially along entire length with a smooth longitudinal rounded edge.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 22; head length, frontal view 35; POL 10; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 44; mouth width 13.5; malar space 12.5; eye length 19.5; scape length 14; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 36.5; pedicel length 6; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 5.5; F1 width 3.5; F2 length 5; F2 width 4; F3 length 4.5; F3 width 4.5; clava length 13; clava width 5; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 58; mesosoma width 41; midlobe of mesoscutum length 23; mesoscutellum length 22; mesoscutellum width 22; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part10.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 14.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 8.5; costal cell length 30; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 26; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 90; gaster width 31; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 8.5; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length 9; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Santo Domingo , INBio-Parque, 12.ii.2011, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Etymology. From the Latin incisus = cut into, referring to rectangular incision of Gt 1.

Figures

Figs 128–131. Galeopsomyia ibis, holotype ♀ – (128) habitus dorsal view; (129) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia incisa, holotype ♀ – (130) habitus dorsal view; (131) habitus lateral view.