Galeopsomyia moleris 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 : 393-394

Galeopsomyia moleris Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 512, 513 , 944 , 1082)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava solid (Fig. 1082); genal carina present but weak and short; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 512 ) with strong reticulation and elongate meshes, submedian grooves distinct and diverging slightly towards posterior part, with a ±complete but weak median groove; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 512 ) with strong carinae and strong reticulation, callus with four setae; petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 512 ) 2.5× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally and with a sharp transverse edge dorsally, tergites with weak reticulation and shiny.

Female holotype: length of body 1.9mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green with scrobes black and clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum metallic bluish-green; propodeum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic bluish-green, mid coxa dark brown with metallic tinges; trochanters dark brown; fore and mid femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown, hind femur metallic bluish-green with apical one-third yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1,5,6 metallic bluish-green, Gt2-4 golden-purple, Gt7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with a weak genal carina close to mouth opening. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; without median groove; with 13 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation and elongate meshes; submedian grooves distinct and diverging slightly towards posterior part; with a ±complete but weak median groove; with four setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture but shiny, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly, anterior part as a triangular fovea; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with four setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate with apex pointed; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally and with a sharp transverse edge dorsally; tergites with weak reticulation and shiny.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 20; head length, frontal view 32; POL 8.5; OOL 4.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 40; mouth width nm; malar space 10; eye length 19; scape length 13.5; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 38; pedicel length 6; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 5.5; F1 width 4; F2 length 6; F2 width 4; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 4.5; clava length 13; clava width 5; C3 length 5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 51; mesosoma width 36; midlobe of mesoscutum length 19; mesoscutellum length 20; mesoscutellum width 17.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 7.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 7; costal cell length 25; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 23; stigmal vein length 7.5; gaster length 77; gaster width 31; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 13; Gt

7 width (measured at base) 10; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 5.5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. The West Indies ( Trinidad & Tobago).

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ TRINIDAD, St. George , Tumpuna Reserve, 9.viii.1976, from caribbeal pine plantation, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 512–515. Galeopsomyia moleris, holotype ♀ – (512) habitus dorsal view; (513) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia montanis, holotype ♀ – (514) habitus dorsal view; (515) habitus lateral view.

Figs 933–950. Vertex, ♀ – (933) Galeopsomyia cabroensis ht; (934) G. estera ht; (935) G. trinidadensis ht; (936) G. volcanensis ht; (937) G. amadea ht; (938) G. mynta ht; (939) G. admirabilis ht; (940) G. crabra ht; (941) G. devania pt; (942) G. falla pt; (943) G. grandis ht; (944) G. moleris ht; (945) G. capillosa ht; (946) G. gobis ht; (947) G. hirsuta pt; (948) G. hirta ht; (949) G. papillosa ht; (950) G. aspratilis pt.