Galeopsomyia lemuris 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 : 357-358

Galeopsomyia lemuris Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 458, 459 , 812 , 895 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava, pedicel and flagellum pale brown ( Fig. 812 ); genal carina absent; eyes relatively small, 1.3× as long as malar space; frons with median part just below toruli smooth and metallic purple, contrasting against metallic bluish-green on remaining frons ( Fig. 895 ); mesoscutellum ( Fig. 458 ) elongate, 1.4× as long as wide, with very weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with weak reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part, with complete median groove; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 458 ) with a mix of reticulation and irregular carinae, callus with eight setae; petiole transverse, with strong sculpture on dorsal surface; gaster ( Fig. 458 ) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with eight longitudinal carinae, tergites with weak reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.6mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum pale brown. Head with frons below toruli with median part metallic purple, contrasting against metallic bluish-green on remaining frons, clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-green. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore coxa pale brown, mid coxa dark brown, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; trochanters, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown; femora yellowish-brown with basal one-third pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-green, Gt2-5 dark brown with metallic tinges, Gt6 with basal half dark brown with metallic tinges and apical half metallic bluish-green, Gt7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with median part smooth, remaining parts with weak reticulation, clypeal area smooth, frons rugose, scrobes with weak reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with weak reticulation inside ocellar triangle, with transverse carinae inside triangle; occipital margin with a carina behind ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation and isodiametric meshes on sidelobes, midlobe with strong reticulation and elongate meshes on median part, rugose close to notauli; midlobe with a median groove in posterior half, with 15 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with very weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with weak reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; with seven scattered setae on lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands towards posterior part; with strong reticulation and strong irregular carinae; callus with eight setae. Fore coxa with very weak reticulation, almost smooth, mid coxa with weak reticulation, hind coxae with strong reticulation. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row broken.

Petiole transverse, dorsal surface with strong sculpture. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with eight longitudinal carinae; tergites with weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 42; POL 10; OOL 6,5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 53; mouth width 20; malar space 17; eye length 22; scape length 21; scape width 4,5; pedicel+flagellum length 52; pedicel length 6,5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 9; F1 width 4,5; F2 length 8,5; F2 width 4,5; F3 length 7; F3 width 4,5; clava length 16; clava width 5; C3 length 5; spicule length 1,5; mesosoma length 81; mesosoma width 49; midlobe of mesoscutum length 34; mesoscutellum length 30; mesoscutellum width 22; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 8,5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5,5; dorsellum length 5; propodeum length 12,5; costal cell length 45; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3,5; marginal vein length 30; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 104; gaster width 50; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 13; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 15; longest cercal seta length 15; shortest cercal seta length 7.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, San José, Zurqui de Moravia , 10º02’58’’N, 84º00’57’’W, 1600m, iii.1995, P. Hanson ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ COSTA RICA, Cartago, Dulce Nombre, Vivero Linda Vista , 1300m, viii-x.1993, P. Hanson ( MZLU) .

Figures

Figs 456–459. Galeopsomyia lema, holotype ♀ – (456) habitus dorsal view; (457) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia lemuris, holotype ♀ – (458) habitus dorsal view; (459) habitus lateral view.

Figs 808–817. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (808) Galeopsomyia ingae; (809) G. juni; (810) G. lacinia; (811) G. loboi; (812) G. lemuris; (813) G. latosa; (814) G. lealis; (815) G. lema; (816) G. liria; (817) G. limonensis.

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.