Galeopsomyia medrosa 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 : 380-381

Galeopsomyia medrosa Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 492, 493 , 828 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a solid clava ( Fig. 828 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 492 ) with weak reticulation on median part and a weak median groove in anterior one-third, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves indistinct in anterior one-third, distinct in posterior two-thirds, straight and diverging towards posterior part; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 492 ) with strong irregular carinae medially, and with strong reticulation, median carina narrow, callus with six setae; petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 492 ) 1.8× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites predominantly with weak reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.0mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum pale brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum metallic bluish-purple; mesoscutellum and propodeum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; trochanters pale brown; femora with basal half dark brown and apical half yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-purple, Gt2-4 golden-purple, Gt5-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with weak reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose; midlobe with a complete median groove, and with 12 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and a weak median groove in anterior one-third, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves indistinct in anterior one-third, distinct in posterior two-thirds, straight and diverging towards posterior part; with seven setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, without median carina. Propodeum with a narrow median carina; with strong irregular carinae medially, and with strong reticulation; callus with six 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 very short, just a narrow band. Gaster ovate-elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 41; POL 11.2; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 51; mouth width 15.5; malar space 14.5; eye length 23; scape length 18; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 51; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.2; F1 length 7.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 8.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 7.5; F3 width 5.5; clava length 16; clava width 6; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 62; mesosoma width 51; midlobe of mesoscutum length 24.5; mesoscutellum length 24; mesoscutellum width 22; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 6.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 9.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 3.5; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 32; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.7; marginal vein length 24; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 79; gaster width 45; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 6; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 17.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 8; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12.5; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Los Patos, LS 517900_ 281600, 210m, 4-5.v.2001, J. Azofeifa, ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 492–495. Galeopsomyia medrosa, holotype ♀ – (492) habitus dorsal view; (493) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia melasoma, holotype ♀ – (494) habitus dorsal view; (495) habitus lateral view.

Figs 827–833. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (827) Galeopsomyia majalis; (828) G. medrosa; (829) G. maya; (830) G. matearis; (831) G. meleadis; (832) G. menoris; (833) G. mesana.