Galeopsomyia magra Hansson, 2023

Hansson, Christer & Hanson, Paul E., 2023, HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5 The genus Galeopsomyia Girault by Christer Hansson * & Paul E. Hanson **, Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 3 (1), pp. 1-743 : 369-370

Galeopsomyia magra Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 476, 477 , 823 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 823 ); genal carina absent; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 476 ) with very weak reticulation on median part and with median groove in anterior one-quarter indicated but weak, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 476 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with two setae; gaster ( Fig. 476 ) short ovate, 1.8× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation. Female holotype: length of body 1.6mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesosoma metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa black with metallic tinges; trochanters brown; femora brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-green, remaining tergites black with metallic tinges.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of antennal toruli and scrobes with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a median groove in posterior half, with nine scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with very weak reticulation on median part and with median groove in anterior one-quarter indicated but weak, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; with seven setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, without median carina. Propodeum with a narrow median carina; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with two 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 not visible. Gaster short ovate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 20; head length, frontal view 33; POL 8; OOL 4.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 40; mouth width 12; malar space 9.5; eye length 21; scape length 15; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 45; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3; F1 length 7; F1 width 4; F2 length 7.5; F2 width 4; F3 length 7; F3 width 4; clava length 16; clava width 5; C3 length 5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 51; mesosoma width 36; midlobe of mesoscutum length 18; mesoscutellum length 20; mesoscutellum width 16.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 7; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 8; costal cell length 25.5; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 1.5; marginal vein length 27; stigmal vein length 8; gaster length 58; gaster width 33; Gt2 length (measured medially) 6; Gt4 length (measured medially) 11; Gt7 length (measured medially) 5; Gt7 width (measured at base) 9; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 4.5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Parque Nacional Guancaste, Estación Maritza , 10º58’N, 85º29’W, 700m, 21.ii.2005, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 476–479. Galeopsomyia magra, holotype ♀ – (476) habitus dorsal view; (477) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia majalis, holotype ♀ – (478) habitus dorsal view; (479) habitus lateral view.

Figs 818–826. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (818) Galeopsomyia leonae; (819) G. macanis; (820) G. maculifer; (821) G. lunaniae; (822) G. lumbrada; (823) G. magra; (824) G. malandrina; (825) G. manga; (826) G. manotris.