Galeopsomyia sureshnaiki 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 : 160-161

Galeopsomyia sureshnaiki Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 192, 193 , 1040)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2 (Fig. 1040); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 192 ) with complete submedian grooves, reticulate with slightly elongate meshes; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 192 ) 2.2× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 without transverse edge or carina dorsally, Gt 1 with weak reticulation and more shiny than remaining tergites.

Female holotype: length of body 2.4mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge brown, pedicel brown, flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli greenish-blue, clypeus dark brown, frons black with golden-purplish tinges, antennal scrobes black; vertex black with purple tinges. Mesoscutum black with golden-purple tinges; mesoscutellum with median part metallic bluish-purple and lateral parts black with golden-purple tinges; propodeum golden-green. Legs with coxae black; trochanters and femora dark brown to black; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster dark brown to black with metallic tinges; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with rather strong reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes mainly isodiametric but elongate in posterior half of midlobe; midlobe without a median groove, with seven scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, weaker on median part, meshes slightly elongate; submedian grooves weak but traceable, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; anterior pair of setae placed in the middle of mesoscutellum. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands strongly in posterior part; 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 five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse. Gaster ovate-elongate; tergites with strong reticulation, medio-basal Gt 1 without transverse edge or carina dorsally, with weaker reticulation and more shiny than remaining tergites.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 39; POL 11.5; OOL 8; lateral ocellus diameter 3.5; head width 51.5; mouth width 15; malar space 16.5; eye length 20; scape length 18.5; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 49; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 8.5; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 7; F2 width 5; F3 length 6.5; F3 width 5.5; clava length 16; clava width 6; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 72; mesosoma width 50; midlobe of mesoscutum length 29; mesoscutellum length 25; mesoscutellum width 24; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 14; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 36; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 100; gaster width 46; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 21; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 6; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 10; longest cercal seta length nm; shortest cercal seta length nm.

Male.Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Cacao, Derrumbe , 10.9292°N, 85.4643°W, 1220m, 25.xii.2014 - 1.i.2015, D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs (barcoded specimen, BIOUG 31681-D08) ( MZLU).

Etymology. This species is named in honour of Suresh Naik in recognition of his years of dedicated management of Costa Rica’s data at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Ontario, Canada.

Figures

Figs 192–195. Galeopsomyia sureshnaiki, holotype ♀ – (192) habitus dorsal view; (193) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia talamancaensis, holotype ♀ – (194) habitus dorsal view; (195) habitus lateral view.