Galeopsomyia manuelpereirai 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 : 134-136

Galeopsomyia manuelpereirai Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 154, 155 , 714 , 905 , 957 )

Diagnosis (female). Flagellum short, clava solid ( Fig. 714 ); genal carina absent; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 154 ) with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with complete median groove, submedian grooves weak, straight and diverging slightly towards posterior part; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 154 ) 1.7× as long as wide.

Female holotype: length of body 2.0mm (paratypes 1.4–2.3mm)

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black, clypeus dark brown; vertex black with metallic blue tinges. Mesoscutum black with metallic blue and purple tinges; mesoscutellum and propodeum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic blue, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters brown; femora dark brown to black with metallic tinges; tibiae yellowish-white; T1–3 yellowish-white, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; genal carina absent. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe without median groove, with six adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; with complete median groove; submedian grooves weak, straight and diverging slightly towards posterior part; anterior pair of setae situated in anterior part of mesoscutellum. Dorsellum with strong sculpture. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 18; head length, frontal view 30; POL 9; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 3.2; head width 38; mouth width 10.5; malar space 10.5; eye length 17.5; scape length 12; scape width 3; pedicel+flagellum length 33; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3; F1 length 4.5; F1 width 4; F2 length 4.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 4; F3 width 5; clava length 11; clava width 5.5; C3 length 4; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 45; mesosoma width 31; midlobe of mesoscutum length 17; mesoscutellum length 16.5; mesoscutellum width 16; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 2.5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 6; costal cell length 24; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 21; stigmal vein length 7; gaster length 62; gaster width 30; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 3.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 11.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 6; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 10; longest cercal seta length 8; shortest cercal seta length 4.5.

Male. Length of body of body 2.0mm.

Antenna ( Fig. 957 ) with scape widest medially; plaque dark brown and situated close to apex; dorso-basal whorls of long setae present on F1–F4 and ventro-basal whorl on C1–C2. Gaster long ovate. Otherwise as in female.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 19; head length, frontal view 36; head width 47; mouth width 14; malar space 14; eye length 20; scape length 15.5; scape width 5; plaque length 6; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel+flagellum length 63; F1 length 5; F1 width 5; F2 length 7.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 9.5; F3 width 5; F4 length 9.5; F4 width 5; clava length 23; clava width 5; mesosoma length 63; mesosoma width 44; gaster length 78; gaster width 33; longest subbasal seta on F1, length 27.

Hosts.Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pailas , Pailas Dos PL 12-3, 10.7631°N 85.3344°W, 820m, 1-8.i.2015 D. Janzen, W. Hallwachs (barcoded specimen: BIOUG 44687-C04) ( MZLU) . Paratypes (73♀ 12♂, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK): 50♀ 7♂ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Bagaces, Sector Palo Verde , LN 260952_ 385020, 50m, 8-19.ii.2000, yellow pan trap, I. Jiménez; following from same locality as previous but collected 5-18.i.2000 (5♀ 2♂), 6.i-18. ii.2000 (1♂), 8-18.iii.2000 (1♀) ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Bagaces , Parque Nacional Palo Verde, Sector Catalina , Fila Catalina , LN 257400_ 400000, 250m, 8.i-8.ii.2000, malaise trap, I. Jiménez ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Zona Protectorada Nosara , Sendero La Ceiba , LN 221100_ 382950, 600m, 20.iii.2002, swept, I. Jiménez ; 2♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Cañas , Río Chiquito , LN 292500_ 417000, 410m, 25.vii.2003, J. Azofeifa ; 1♂ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Parque Nacional Bosque Diriá , 14-15. ii.2011, J.S. Noyes ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Bosque Nacional Diriá, Retallano , Alrededores Torre de Control de Incendio , LN 238550_358650, 600-700m, 18.x-15.xi.2001, I. Jiménez ; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected 16.xii.2001 - 16.i.2002 ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Bosque Diriá (now Parque Nacional) , Torre Vigilancia, Cerro Retallano , LN 239083_ 358610, 700m, 12.vi-9.vii.2001, I. Jiménez ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa , 300m, H-2-C, 7-28xii.1985, D.H. Janzen & I.D. Gauld; following from same locality as previous but collected 28.xii.1985 - 18.i.1986 (1♀), 13.iv-4.v.1986 (1♀), 21.ii-14.iii.1987 (1♂), 4-25. iv.1987 (2♀), 25.iv-16.v.1987 (4♀). Barcoded specimens: 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pailas , Pailas Dos PL 12-3, 10.7631°N 85.3344°W, 820m, D. Janzen, W. Hallwachs, collected 9-16.i.2014 (1♀, BIOUG 29635 - A 06), 18-25.xii.2014 (1♀, BIOUG 44678 - F 06), 24-31.xii.2015 (1♀, BIOUG 52426 - H 11).

Etymology. Named in honour of Manuel Pereira in recognition of his years of dedicated management of the Derrumbe Malaise trap on Volcan Cacao, Costa Rica, the trap that caught this and other Galeopsomyia .

Figures

Figs 152–155. Galeopsomyia maniata, holotype ♀ – (152) habitus dorsal view; (153) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia manuelpereirai, holotype ♀ – (154) habitus dorsal view; (155) habitus lateral view.

Figs 710–716. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (710) Galeopsomyia janzeni; (711) G. monteverdensis; (712) G. jimenezi; (713) G. labilis; (714) G. manuelperereira; (715) G. mimosa; (716) G. mogensenae.

Figs 898–906. Head frontal view, ♀ – (898) Galeopsomyia multisulcata n-t; (899) G. capillosa ht; (900) G. hirsuta ht; (901) G. papillosa ht; (902) G. scabiosa ht; (903) G. aspratilis pt; (904) G. asilis pt; (905) G. manuelperereirai ht, head lateral view; (906) G. estera ht, head lateral view.

Figs 955–958. Head incl. antennae/body, lateral view, paratype ♂. (955) Galeopsomyia duniagarciae; (956) G. gallarum; (957) G. manuelperereirai; (958) G. seminarum.