Galeopsomyia aliante 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 : 220-221

Galeopsomyia aliante Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 260, 261 , 738 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a solid clava ( Fig. 738 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 260 ) with median part with very weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; dorsellum with a weak median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 260 ) with a mix of strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with four setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 260 ) 2.1× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 1.6mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons black with metallic greenish tinges, clypeus dark brown, scrobes black; vertex black with metallic tinges. Mesoscutum metallic purple, mesoscutellum black with metallic tinges, propodeum black with metallic green tinges. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa black with metallic tinges; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster black with metallic tinges; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a solid clava. Face below level of antennal toruli and scrobes with weak reticulation, clypeal area smooth, with genal carina, frons with strong reticulation. Vertex with transverse carinae.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate on midlobe, isodiametric on sidelobes; midlobe with a median groove in posterior two-thirds, with five scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with median part with very weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; with five scattered setae on lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with a weak median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands in posterior part; with a mix of strong irregular carinae and reticulation; callus with four setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation. Fore wing with three setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed below and towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse, dorsal surface with strong sculpture. Gaster short ovate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 19; head length, frontal view 29; POL 9.5; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 3.5; head width 41.5; mouth width 14; malar space 9; eye length 17; scape length 14.5; scape width 3.5; pedicel+flagellum length 43; pedicel length 6; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 6; F1 width 4; F2 length 6; F2 width 4; F3 length 6.5; F3 width 4; clava length 18; clava width 4.5; C3 length 5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 51; mesosoma width 36; midlobe of mesoscutum length 18; mesoscutellum length 19; mesoscutellum width 17.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 6.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 5.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 7; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 8; costal cell length 27.5; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 25; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 66; gaster width 31; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 8.5; Gt

7 width (measured at base) 11; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Estación Cacao , 10º55’N 85º30’W, 1100m, 19-20.ii.2005, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 260–263. Galeopsomyia aliante, holotype ♀ – (260) habitus dorsal view; (261) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia allisonbrownae, holotype ♀ – (262) habitus dorsal view; (263) habitus lateral view.

Figs 733–741. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (733) Galeopsomyia actis; (734) G. adobia; (735) G. agonis; (736) G. alanis; (737) G. alegra; (738) G. aliante; (739) G. altura; (740) G. amyra; (741) G. anis.