Galeopsomyia marbis 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 : 376-377

Galeopsomyia marbis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 486, 487 , 837 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 837 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 486 ) with median part with weak reticulation, lateral parts rugose, submedian grooves straight and parallel, outer margin indistinct in anterior half; dorsellum with complete median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 486 ) with strong reticulation and irregular carinae, callus with two setae; petiole transverse, 0.5× as long as wide, with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 486 ) short ovate with apex ±rounded, 1.5× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carina laterally, Gt1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.0mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, clypeus dark brown, frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green with purple tinges. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora black with metallic bluish-green tinges and with apical one-quarter to half yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green, Gt 2 metallic bluish-green, Gt 3-4 golden-purple medially and metallic bluish-green laterally, Gt5-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex outside ocellar triangle with weak reticulation just lateral to ocelli, otherwise with strong reticulation, 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 rugose close to notauli; midlobe with a median groove in posterior three-quarters, with 16 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with submedian grooves subdivided by transverse carinae, straight and parallel, outer margin indistinct in anterior half; median part with weak reticulation, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; with 18 setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture and shiny, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly; 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 five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster ovate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carina laterally; Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 23; head length, frontal view 40; POL 11; OOL 7.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 55; mouth width 15; malar space 15; eye length 23; scape length 19.5; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 58; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 9.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 9.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 9.5; F3 width 5; clava length 20; clava width 6; C3 length 6.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 72; mesosoma width 53; midlobe of mesoscutum length 28.5; mesoscutellum length 27; mesoscutellum width 27; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part11.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 11.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 11.5; costal cell length 37; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3.5; marginal vein length 39; stigmal vein length 14; gaster length 72; gaster width 47; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 5.5; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12.5; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 6.5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, 6km ENE Vara Blanca , 10°11’N, 84°07’W, 2000m, iv.2002, INBio, OET, ALAS ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 484–487. Galeopsomyia manotris, holotype ♀ – (484) habitus dorsal view; (485) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia marbis, holotype ♀ – (486) habitus dorsal view; (487) habitus lateral view.

Figs 834–840. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (834) Galeopsomyia melasoma; (835) G. mora; (836) G. nana; (837) G. marbis; (838) G. methea; (839) G. milagra; (840) G. miliaris.