Galeopsomyia perseae 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 : 147-148

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.10165597

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0399D61F-57C7-FF6C-FE02-FCD0FC74561D

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia perseae Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia perseae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 172, 173 View Figs 172–175 , 717 View Figs 717–723 , 1108)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 717 View Figs 717–723 ); genal carina absent; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 172 View Figs 172–175 ) with elongate meshes; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 172 View Figs 172–175 ) laterally flattened, 4.4× as long as wide, with very short Gt 2, 0.06× as long as Gt 4, Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny, Gt 1-4 with a smooth median line, Gt 7 with apical half dark yellowish-brown.

Female holotype: length of body 3.5mm (paratype 3.6mm).

Scape with basal half yellowish-brown and apical half brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green but with median part metallic bluish-green, clypeus brown, frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black; vertex black with blue and green tinges. Mesoscutum golden-green with purple tinges in posterior part; mesoscutellum metallic bluish-green; propodeum golden-green. Legs with fore coxa golden-green, mid coxa dark brown, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; 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 with some parts golden-green, Gt 7 with apical half dark yellowish-brown; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli and scrobes with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation; genal carina absent. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with an indistinct median groove in posterior two-thirds, with 12 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves ±distinct, straight and diverging towards posterior part. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with a wide median carina that expands in posterior part, posterior part concave; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster very long and laterally flattened; Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation, Gt 1-4 with a smooth median line.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 28; head length, frontal view 48; POL 11; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 6; head width 61; mouth width 22; malar space 17.5; eye length 28; scape length 21; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 63; pedicel length 9.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 5; F1 length 10; F1 width 5.5; F2 length 9; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 8.5; F3 width 5.5; clava length 21; clava width 6.5; C3 length 7.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 83; mesosoma width 62; midlobe of mesoscutum length 33.5; mesoscutellum length 28; mesoscutellum width 28; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 13.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part13; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 17; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 9.5; costal cell length 45; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 43; stigmal vein length 13; gaster length 182; gaster width 41; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 3; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 49; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 22; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 17; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Reared from galls in young fruits of avocado ( Persea americana ) ( Lauraceae ).

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Carrizal , 11.iv.2002, from avocado fruit gall ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ with same label data as holotype ( MZLU) .

Etymology. Named after the host plant from which this species was reared.

NHMUK

NHMUK

MZLU

Sweden, Lund, Lund University

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

MZLU

Lund University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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