Galeopsomyia teronadis 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 : 457-458

Galeopsomyia teronadis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 604, 605 , 866 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 866 ); with a short and weak genal carina close to mouth opening; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 604 ) with weak reticulation on median part and without median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, straight and diverging towards posterior part, outer margin indistinct in anterior half; propodeum ( Fig. 604 ) with strong irregular carinae, callus with two setae; petiole transverse; gaster ( Fig. 604 ) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with dorsal part rounded, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 1.9mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green; trochanters pale brown; femora metallic bluish-green with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1,6,7 metallic bluish-green, Gt2-5 golden-purple; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with a short and weak genal carina close to mouth opening. Vertex with weak reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a weak median groove, and with ten scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and without median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, straight and diverging towards posterior part, outer margin indistinct in anterior half; with ten setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that is gradually expanding towards posterior part; with strong irregular carinae; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 4&5 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with dorsal part rounded; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 20.5; head length, frontal view 35; POL 9.5; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 46; mouth width 14; malar space 10.5; eye length 20; scape length 16; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 46; pedicel length 6; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 6.5; F1 width 4; F2 length 7.5; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 7; F3 width 4.5; clava length 16; clava width 5.5; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 56; mesosoma width 41; midlobe of mesoscutum length 24; mesoscutellum length 21.5; mesoscutellum width 21; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 9.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 6; costal cell length 30; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 26; stigmal vein length 11; gaster length 81; gaster width 38; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 8.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 13.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Estación Maritza, LN 326900_ 373000, 500m, 25.i-2. ii.2001, Thomas, Rio, Moraga ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 604–607. Galeopsomyia teronadis, holotype ♀ – (604) habitus dorsal view; (605) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia tigrensis, holotype ♀ – (606) habitus dorsal view; (607) habitus lateral view.

Figs 864–871. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (864) Galeopsomyia perla; (865) G. picuda; (866) G. teronadis; (867) G. pilonensis; (868) G. schefflerae; (869) G. pyrillia; (870) G. rugosa; (871) G. weinmanniae.