Galeopsomyia santarosensis 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 : 156-157

Galeopsomyia santarosensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 186, 187 , 1034)

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a solid clava (Fig. 1034); genal carina absent; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 186 ) with isodiametric meshes in median part; propodeal callus with three setae; hind coxa with a weak carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 186 ) 2.9× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with sharp transverse edge dorsally, all tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.2mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge brown, pedicel brown, flagellum dark brown. Head metallic bluish-purple, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black. Thoracic dorsum weakly metallic bluish-green, mesoscutum with a narrow median purplish stripe. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa black with metallic tinges; trochanters dark brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster dark brown to black, Gt 1 with green tinges; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, slightly elongate on midlobe; midlobe without a median groove, with seven scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric to slightly elongate; submedian grooves very weak, diverging towards posterior part. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum short, with a narrow median carina; callus with three setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a weak carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with sharp transverse edge dorsally; all tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 23.5; head length, frontal view 36.5; POL 11.5; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 51; mouth width 16; malar space 12; eye length 20.5; scape length 17; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 47; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 9; F1 width 4; F2 length 6.5; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 6.5; F3 width 5; clava length 14.5; clava width 5.5; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 54; mesosoma width 40; midlobe of mesoscutum length 23.5; mesoscutellum length 20; mesoscutellum width 19.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 8; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 12; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 1.5; propodeum length 6; costal cell length 31; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 32; stigmal vein length 9.5; gaster length 104; gaster width 35.5; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 10; longest cercal seta length 7; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa , 300m, H-1-O, 18.i-18. ii.1986, D.H. Janzen & I.D. Gauld ( NHMUK).

Etymology. Named after type area, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa.

Figures

Figs 184–187. Galeopsomyia saga, holotype ♀ – (184) habitus dorsal view; (185) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia santarosensis, holotype ♀ – (186) habitus dorsal view; (187) habitus lateral view.