Galeopsomyia cuscoensis 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 : 289-290

Galeopsomyia cuscoensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 360, 361 , 1071)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava solid (Fig. 1071); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 360 ) with strong reticulation on median part, lateral parts with even stronger reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig.360 ) with strong reticulation and some irregular carinae medially, callus with four setae; gaster ( Fig. 360 ) 3.0× as long as wide with gonoplac 1.0× as long as hind femur, medio-basal Gt1 with short longitudinal carinae laterally, reticulation on tergites strong.

Female holotype: length of body 1.8mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum brown. Head metallic bluish-purple, antennal scrobes black, clypeus dark brown. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-purple. Legs with coxae dark brown, hind coxa with metallic tinges; trochanters brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-white; tibiae yellowish-white; T1–3 yellowish-white, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster dark brown, Gt1 with metallic blue tinges; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe without a median groove, with eight scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation on median part, lateral parts with stronger reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; with six setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands strongly in posterior half; with strong reticulation and some irregular carinae medially; callus with four 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 broken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with short longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with rather strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 18; head length, frontal view 31; POL 9; OOL 4; lateral ocellus diameter 3; head width 37.5; mouth width 14; malar space 10.5; eye length 17; scape length 12; scape width 3; pedicel+flagellum length 42; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3; F1 length 5.5; F1 width 3; F2 length 6.5; F2 width 3.2; F3 length 6.5; F3 width 3.5; clava length 15.5; clava width 4; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 47; mesosoma width 33; midlobe of mesoscutum length 18.5; mesoscutellum length 17; mesoscutellum width 16.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 5.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 5.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 8; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 2; propodeum length 6.5; costal cell length 27; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 25; stigmal vein length 6.5; gaster length 87; gaster width 29; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 10; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Peru.

Material examined. Holotype ♀ PERU, Cusco, Quillabamba, 23.xiii.1983, Lars Huggert ( MZLU).

Etymology. Named after type locality.

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.