Galeopsomyia pensada 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 : 438-439

Galeopsomyia pensada Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 576, 577 , 862 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 862 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 576 ) with outer margin of submedian grooves absent, grooves curved and diverging towards posterior part, median part with very weak reticulation, with a very weak median groove, lateral parts rugose with four scattered setae; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 576 ) with strong irregular carinae mixed with strong reticulation, callus with two setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 576 ) 1.8× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal short carinae, tergites with weak reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.4mm (paratypes 1.9–2.7mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, antennal scrobes black with metallic tinges and clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesosoma golden-red. Legs with fore coxa black with metallic green tinges and apex yellowish-brown, mid coxa dark brown with apex yellowish-brown, hind coxa golden-red with anterior part and apex yellowish-brown; trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 golden-red, Gt2-5 metallic purple medially and golden laterally, Gt6-7 black with golden tinges; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with weak reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part. Occipital margin carinate.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation and isodiametric meshes, midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose, with median groove indicated but very weak; midlobe with 16 setae scattered over rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with median part with very weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts rugose with four scattered setae; with outer margin of submedian grooves absent, grooves curved and diverging slightly towards posterior part. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands anteriorly and posteriorly; with strong irregular carinae mixed with strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal short carinae; tergites with rather weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 26; head length, frontal view 42; POL 10.5; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 6; head width 58; mouth width 16; malar space 14.5; eye length 25.5; scape length 21; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 66; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 11; F1 width 5.5; F2 length 11; F2 width 5; F3 length 10.5; F3 width 5; clava length 21.5; clava width 6; C3 length 6.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 76; mesosoma width 51; midlobe of mesoscutum length 31; mesoscutellum length 27; mesoscutellum width 23; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 9; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 9; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 13; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4; dorsellum length 4.5; propodeum length 14; costal cell length 39; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 36; stigmal vein length 12; gaster length 85; gaster width 48; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 18; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 11.5; longest cercal seta length 14; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Estación Biológica Las Alturas , 8°57’N, 82°50’W, 1500m, 17-18.ii.2012, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) . Paratypes (7♀, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK): 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Los Gigantes , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, swept, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces , 8º46’N, 82º57’W, 1150m, 18-22.iii.1990, J.S. Noyes ; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected 7-19. ii.2007 ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Golfito, Parque Nacional Corcovado , Cerro Rincón , La Tigrilla, LS 274500_ 523600, 600m, l 6.xi-20.xii.2001, J.Azofeifa ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Agujas , Cerro Quebraditos, LS 521400_ 274300, 782m, 15.iii-28.iv.2001, malaise trap, J. Azofeifa ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Parque Nacional Arenal , 10°28’N, 84°45’W, 617m, 21-28.ii.2005, C. Hansson ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Limón, Pococí, Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo , Estación Quebrada González, LN 238380_543100, 400-500m, 4.vii 2002, P. Hanson & C. Godoy .

Figures

Figs 576–579. Galeopsomyia pensada, holotype ♀ – (576) habitus dorsal view; (577) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia perasphondyliae, holotype ♀ – (578) habitus dorsal view; (579) habitus lateral view.

Figs 856–863. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (856) Galeopsomyia nigricans; (857) G. orillia; (858) G. palenta; (859) G. pagana; (860) G. pardis; (861) G. pava; (862) G. pensada; (863) G. preta.