Galeopsomyia cyaneoviridis 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 : 290-291

Galeopsomyia cyaneoviridis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 362, 363 , 775 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 775 ); genal carina present but weak; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 362 ) with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 362 ) with strong reticulation without irregular carinae, median carina wide, callus with two setae; all coxae metallic bluish-green ( Fig. 363 ); petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 362 ) 2.8× as long as wide, tergites with very strong reticulation, medio-basal Gt1 with a sharp transverse edge dorsally; body bright metallic bluish-green ( Figs 362, 363 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.9mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel dark brown, flagellum dark brown to black. Head with frons metallic bluish-green with scrobes black with metallic tinges and clypeus dark brown; vertex bluish-green. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum metallic bluish-green, propodeum golden-green with blue tinges. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green; trochanters pale brown; femora black with metallic bluish-green tinges and apex yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1-6 metallic bluish-green, Gt 7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with a weak genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, 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 with a median groove in posterior two-thirds, with 14 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; with eight setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong, short and wide median carina that expands in anterior and posterior parts; with strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 6&7 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row broken.

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

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 27; head length, frontal view 44; POL 12; OOL 7.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 57; mouth width 20; malar space 15.5; eye length 24; scape length 20.5; scape width 5.5; pedicel+flagellum length 64; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 11; F1 width 5.5; F2 length 11; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 10; F3 width 5.5; clava length 21; clava width 7; C3 length 6; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 80; mesosoma width 55; midlobe of mesoscutum length 35; mesoscutellum length 31; mesoscutellum width 28; 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 13; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 6; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 8.5; costal cell length 45; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 44; stigmal vein length 12; gaster length 135; gaster width 49; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 19.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 20; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 17; longest cercal seta length 14; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Estación Biológica Las Alturas , 8°57’N, 82°50’W, 1500m, 17-18.ii.2012, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Etymology. From the Latin cyaneus = blue, and viridis = green, referring to bright metallic bluish-green body.

Figures

Figs 360–363. Galeopsomyia cuscoensis, holotype ♀ – (360) habitus dorsal view; (361) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia cyaneoviridis, holotype ♀ – (362) habitus dorsal view; (363) 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.