Galeopsomyia maniata 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 : 133-134

Galeopsomyia maniata Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 152, 153 , 1029)

Diagnosis (female). Flagellum short, clava solid (Fig. 1029); genal carina absent; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 152 ) reticulate with elongate meshes, submedian grooves ±distinct and diverging towards posterior part; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 152 ) 2.7× as long as wide.

Female holotype: length of body 2.3mm (paratype 2.5mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, below level of toruli golden-green, antennal scrobes golden, clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-purple with green tinges. Mesoscutum metallic blue with green tinges; mesoscutellum golden-green with sublateral grooves metallic blue. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown with metallic tinges, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; trochanters dark brown; fore and mid femora dark brown with metallic tinges, hind femur metallic bluish-green, all femora with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 dark brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green, Gt 2-5 golden-purple, Gt 6 black with metallic bluish-purple tinges, Gt 7 black with metallic purple and green tinges; gonoplac black.

Antennal clava solid. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeal area smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric; midlobe without median groove, with nine scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves ±distinct and diverging towards posterior part. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with median carina wide and strongly expanded and triangular in posterior part; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a strong carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with 4–5 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster very elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 without edge or carina dorsally, this part smoothly rounded, with very weak reticulation and shiny, remaning tergites with strong reticulation and dull.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 22; head length, frontal view 38; POL 11,5; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 4,5; head width 50; mouth width 13; malar space 14; eye length 21,5; scape length 17,5; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 45,5; pedicel length 7,5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 7; F1 width 5; F2 length 6,5; F2 width 5; F3 length 6; F3 width 5,5; clava length 16; clava width 6; C3 length 5; spicule length 1,5; mesosoma length 66; mesosoma width 46; midlobe of mesoscutum length 27; mesoscutellum length 24; mesoscutellum width 24; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 8,5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 12; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 2; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 36; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2,5; marginal vein length 33; stigmal vein length 10,5; gaster length 100; gaster width 36,5; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 22; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length 9; shortest cercal seta length 4,5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Parque Nacional Arenal , 10°28’N, 84°45’W, 617m, 21.ii-28. ii.2005, C. Hansson ( MZLU) . Paratype: 1♀ with same label data as holotype ( NHMUK) .

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.