Galeopsomyia lapsa 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 : 351-353

Galeopsomyia lapsa Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 450, 451 , 807 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 807 ); with a short genal carina; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 450 ) with very weak reticulation on median part and without median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves curved with outer margin missing; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 450 ) with strong reticulation and strong irregular carinae, callus with three setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal surface; gaster ( Fig. 450 ) 2.9× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae, tergites with strong large-meshed reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.2mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge darker, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, antennal scrobes black, clypeus dark brown; vertex black with metallic blue tinges. Mesoscutum dark brown with golden-green tinges, mesoscutellum golden-green, propodeum dark brown. Legs with fore and hind coxae black with metallic tinges, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, tibiae paler than femora and T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster dark brown to black with golden-green tinges; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with a constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth; with genal carina close to mouth opening. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with 11 scattered adnotaular setae, without median groove. Mesoscutellum with very weak reticulation on median part and without median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves curved with outer margin missing; with 12 setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with strong reticulation and strong irregular carinae; callus with three setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae; tergites with strong large-meshed reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 19; head length, frontal view 36; POL 10.5; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 44; mouth width 13; malar space 12.5; eye length 18.5; scape length 18; scape width 3.8; pedicel+flagellum length 52.5; pedicel length 6; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.8; F1 length 6.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 9; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 9; F3 width 4; clava length 19; clava width 5; C3 length 6.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 64; mesosoma width 40; midlobe of mesoscutum length 28; mesoscutellum length 23; mesoscutellum width 19; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 6; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 8; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 9; costal cell length 36; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 35; stigmal vein length 12.5; gaster length 100; gaster width 35; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 19; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 15; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 18; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira , Sendero Gigantes, LS 331700_570700, 1200m, 12.iv-8.v.2004, malaise trap, D. Rubí, R. González, R. Delgado ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 448–451. Galeopsomyia ladrona, holotype ♀ – (448) habitus dorsal view; (449) habi- tus lateral view. Galeopsomyia lapsa, holotype ♀ – (450) habitus dorsal view; (451) habitus lateral view.

Figs 799–807. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (799) Galeopsomyia gutierrezi; (800) G. grandis; (801) G. illydris; (802) G. hiata; (803) G. infusca; (804) G. intesa; (805) G. ira; (806) G. isola; (807) G. lapsa.