Galeopsomyia rubii 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 : 153-155

Galeopsomyia rubii Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 182, 183 , 722 , 888 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a solid clava ( Fig. 722 ); genal carina absent; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 182 ) with strong reticulation, meshes slightly elongate, with very weak submedian grooves or grooves absent; dorsellum with an indistinct median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 182 ) with median carina that splits in posterior part (Y-shaped carina) and with anterior part raised in a tooth; hind coxa with a strong carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 182 ) 3.2× as long as wide, Gt 2 0.2× as long as Gt 4, Gt 1 with weak reticulation, more shiny than remaining tergites, above petiole with pale brown to dark brown plate; mesosoma bright metallic blue or greenish-blue ( Figs 182, 183 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.7mm (paratypes 2.7–3.2mm).

Scape and pedicel yellowish-brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic greenish-blue with scrobes black with metallic tinges and clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic blue. Mesosoma metallic greenish-blue, mesoscutellum with purple tinges. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic greenish-blue, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown, hind femur with metallic tinges; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic blue, Gt 2-5 metallic purple with sides metallic blue, Gt 6 metallic blue, Gt 7 black; gonoplac black with very apex brown.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe without median groove, with six setae in two rows close to notauli. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes slightly elongate; submedian grooves indistinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; anterior pair of setae placed in the middle of mesoscutellum. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with an indistinct median carina. Propodeum with a strong triangular median carina, concave; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a strong carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with 5-6 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row broken or unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny, smooth along posterior margin; remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 40; POL 11.5; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 51; mouth width 19; malar space 14; eye length 22; scape length 18; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 50; pedicel length 8.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 8; F1 width 5; F2 length 7; F2 width 5; F3 length 7; F3 width 6; clava length 17; clava width 6.5; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 72; mesosoma width 50; midlobe of mesoscutum length 33.5; mesoscutellum length 27; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 13; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 15.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4; dorsellum length 3.5; propodeum length 8; costal cell length 41; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 36; stigmal vein length 11.5; gaster length 133; gaster width 42; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 24; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Estación , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii, 2002, yellow pan trap, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ( MZLU) . Paratypes (8♀, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK): 2♀ from same locality and same collecting dates as holotype ; 5♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira , Sendero a Casa Coca , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450-1700m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, swept&malaise traps, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Los Gigantes , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii, 2002, swept& malaise traps, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos .

Etymology. Named in honour of Didier Rubí, former parataxonomist at INBio and collector of material of this and many other Costa Rican Eulophidae .

Figures

Figs 180–183. Galeopsomyia ramyamanjunathae, holotype ♀ – (180) habitus dorsal view; (181) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia rubii, holotype ♀ – (182) habitus dorsal view; (183) habitus lateral view.

Figs 717–723. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (717) Galeopsomyia perseae; (718) G. ramyamanjunathae; (719) G. saga; (720) G. noyesi; (721) G. plaumanni; (722) G. rubii; (723) G. seminarum.

Figs 885–896. Head frontal view, ♀ – (885) Galeopsomyia fucata ht; (886) G. loboi ht; (887) G. epidius n-t; (888) G. rubii pt; (889) G. lasallei pt; (890) G. rosea ht; (891) G. admirabilis ht; (892) G. copala pt; (893) G. grandis pt; (894) G. illydris pt; (895) G. lemuris pt; (896) G. montanis pt.