Galeopsomyia beltanis 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 : 246-247

Galeopsomyia beltanis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 300, 301 , 750 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava ( Fig. 750 ); genal carina present and strong, reaching to level of lower margin of eye; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 300 ) with submedian grooves slightly diverging towards posterior part, median part with strong reticulation with very elongate meshes, appearing striate, and with median groove indicated but weak; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 300 ) with strong carinae and strong reticulation, callus with six setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 300 ) 2.2× as long as wide; medio-basal Gt1 with a transverse sharp edge dorsally; gastral tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.5mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green with scrobes black with metallic tinges, clypeus dark brown; vertex golden-green with blue tinges. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum metallic greenish-blue, propodeum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic greenish-blue, mid coxa black with greenish-blue tinges; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora with basal two-thirds black with metallic tinges and apical one-third yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black with metallic tinges. Gaster with Gt1 metallic greenish-blue, Gt2-4 black with sides metallic greenish-blue, Gt5-6 golden-green, Gt7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina reaching level of lower margin of eye. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a very weak median groove in posterior half, and with 14 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes very elongate and surface appearing striate; with median groove indicated but weak; submedian grooves slightly diverging towards posterior part; lateral parts with eight scattered setae. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with strong and wide median carina; part between median and paraspiracular carinae with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with six setae. Coxae with strong reticulation. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp transverse edge dorsally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 27; head length, frontal view 42; POL 10.5; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 58; mouth width 18; malar space 15; eye length 23; scape length 20; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 58; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 8.5; F1 width 6; F2 length 9.5; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 8.5; F3 width 5.5; clava length 20; clava width 6; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 80; mesosoma width 52; midlobe of mesoscutum length 33; mesoscutellum length 29; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 10.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 12; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 13; costal cell length 40; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 40; stigmal vein length 11; gaster length 102; gaster width 47; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 15; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Santo Domingo , INBio-Parque, 12.ii.2011, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 300–303. Galeopsomyia beltanis, holotype ♀ – (300) habitus dorsal view; (301) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia bestis, holotype ♀ – (302) habitus dorsal view; (303) habitus lateral view.

Figs 742–750. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (742) Galeopsomyia alambra; (743) G. anysia; (744) G. arada; (745) G. artis; (746) G. aureoviridis; (747) G. ambigua; (748) G. avis; (749) G. bariolis; (750) G. beltanis.