Galeopsomyia ferula Hansson, 2023

Hansson, Christer & Hanson, Paul E., 2023, HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5 The genus Galeopsomyia Girault by Christer Hansson * & Paul E. Hanson **, Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 3 (1), pp. 1-743 : 102-103

Galeopsomyia ferula Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 104, 105 , 1014)

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava (Fig. 1014); with genal carina; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 104 ) with strong reticulation, meshes slightly elongate, without median groove, submedian grooves indistinct; hind coxa with a strong and complete carina along posterior margin; petiole short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 104 ) 2.9× as long as wide, Gt 2 0.4× as long as Gt 4, medio-basal Gt 1 with a transverse edge dorsally, with weak reticulation and shiny; remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.5mm (paratypes 1.7–2.9mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge dark brown, pedicel dark brown, flagellum brown. Head bright metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown. Mesosoma golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic bluish-green, mid coxa dark brown with metallic tinges; trochanters dark brown; femora golden-green with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster Gt 1 golden-green, Gt 2-4 golden-purple, Gt 5-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac metallic bluish-green with apex dark brown; gonoplac black with metallic tinges.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth and scrobes with weak reticulation; with a strong genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes and elongate on midlobe; midlobe with nine scattered adnotaular setae, without a median groove. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes slightly elongate, without median groove; submedian grooves indistinct. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with median carina strongly expanding towards psoterior part in posterior one-third and with anterior part raised; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a strong and complete carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a transverse edge dorsally, with weak reticulation and shiny; remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 22; head length, frontal view 38; POL 11; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 3.5; head width 46; mouth width 17; malar space 12.5; eye length 22; scape length 19; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 46; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 6.5; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 6; F2 width 5; F3 length 6; F3 width 6; clava length 16; clava width 6.5; C3 length 5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 68; mesosoma width 50; midlobe of mesoscutum length 30; mesoscutellum length 25; mesoscutellum width 24; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) na; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part na; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part na; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) na; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 37; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3.5; marginal vein length 34; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 106; gaster width 37; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 6; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14.5; longest cercal seta length 9; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Cartago, 4km NE Cañon, Genesis II, 9º42-43’N, 83º54-55’W, 2350m, vii.1995, P. Hanson ( NHMUK) . Paratypes (4♀, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 1♀ with same label data as holotype ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Cartago, Dulce Nombre, Vivero Linda Vista , 1300m, viii-x.1993, P. Hanson ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, San José, 26km N San Isidro , 9º30’N, 83º43’W, 2100m, ii-v.1992, P. Hanson ; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected ix-x.1992 .

Figures

Figs 104–107. Galeopsomyia ferula, holotype ♀ – (104) habitus dorsal view; (105) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia fresa, holotype ♀ – (106) habitus dorsal view; (107) habitus lateral view.