Galeopsomyia codata 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 : 278-279

Galeopsomyia codata Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 344, 345 , 769 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 769 ); genal carina present; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with white setae ( Fig. 344 ); mesoscutellum ( Fig. 344 ) with median part with weak reticulation, lateral parts rugose, outer margin of submedian grooves absent; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 344 ) with a strong elongate triangular median carina, posterior part with a fovea, mainly with strong irregular carinae, callus with three setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal surface; gaster ( Fig. 344 ) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with short longitudinal carinae and a sharp transverse edge dorsally, tergites with strong large-meshed reticulation, gonoplac dark brown ( Fig. 345 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.1mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head metallic bluish-green; clypeus yellowish-brown. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore coxa with base metallic bluish-green and apex yellowish-brown, mid coxa pale brown, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; remaining parts of legs yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 and Gt6-7 metallic blue, Gt2-5 metallic purple on dorsal part and metallic blue on lateral parts; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong 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 weak median groove in posterior two-thirds, with 17 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with median part with weak reticulation, with a weak median groove in anterior two-thirds, lateral parts rugose with 18 scattered setae; outer margin of submedian grooves absent. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong elongate triangular median carina, posterior part with a fovea; mainly with strong irregular carinae; callus with three setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae and a sharp transverse edge dorsally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 23; head length, frontal view 36; POL 10.5; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 49; mouth width 14; malar space 13; eye length 20; scape length 19; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 52; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 7; F1 width 5; F2 length 8; F2 width 5; F3 length 7; F3 width 5; clava length 18; clava width 5.5; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 67; mesosoma width 47; midlobe of mesoscutum length 27; mesoscutellum length 26; mesoscutellum width 22; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 6.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 8; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 9; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 33; stigmal vein length 13; gaster length 95; gaster width 46; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 25; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt

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width (measured at base) 17; longest cercal seta length 10; shortest cercal seta length 7.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, San José, Zurqui de Moravia , 10º03’03’’N, 84º00’22’’W, 1600m, xii.1995, P. Hanson ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 344–347. Galeopsomyia codata, holotype ♀ – (344) habitus dorsal view; (345) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia copala, holotype ♀ – (346) habitus dorsal view; (347) habitus lateral view.

Figs 768–775. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (768) Galeopsomyia clavata; (769) G. codata; (770) G. copala; (771) G. cortina; (772) G. crabra; (773) G. cosidis; (774) G. criniera; (775) G. cyaneoviridis.