Galeopsomyia devania 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 : 293-294

Galeopsomyia devania Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 28 , 366, 367 , 780 , 941 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 780 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 366 ) with outer margin of submedian grooves absent, median part with very weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts rugose with 12 scattered setae; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 366 ) with strong irregular carinae, median carina wide, callus with two setae; all coxae dark and metallic ( Fig. 367 ); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 366 ) 2.7× as long as wide, Gt1 0.8× as long as wide with very weak reticulation and medio-basal part with five short longitudinal carinae ( Fig. 28 ), remaining tergites with weak reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 3.8mm (paratype 3.6mm).

Scape black with basal one-third yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum black. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes golden-green and clypeus yellowish-brown; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum golden with red and green tinges; propodeum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore coxa metallic bluish-green, mid and hind coxae golden-green; trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown to yellowish-white, T4 dark brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 golden-red with posterior margin golden-green, Gt2-5 metallic purple medially and golden-green laterally, Gt6 golden-green, Gt7 golden-green in basal half and black in apical half; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with weak reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part. Occipital margin carinate.

Mesoscutum with weak reticulation and isodiametric meshes; midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose, with a median groove in posterior half, with 14 setae scattered over rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with outer margin of submedian grooves absent, median part with very weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts rugose with 12 scattered setae. Dorsellum with weak reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a wide median carina that expands in posterior part; with strong irregular carinae and weak reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with eight setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; Gt1 with very weak reticulation and medio-basal part with five short longitudinal carinae, remaining tergites with weak reticulation and shiny.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 31; head length, frontal view 58; POL 14; OOL 9; lateral ocellus diameter 7; head width 76; mouth width 21; malar space 20; eye length 30; scape length 32; scape width 6; pedicel+flagellum length 97; pedicel length 9; pedicel width, dorsal view 5.3; F1 length 16; F1 width 8; F2 length 20; F2 width 7; F3 length 17; F3 width 7; clava length 32; clava width 7.5; C3 length 7.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 106; mesosoma width 72; midlobe of mesoscutum length 42; mesoscutellum length 42; mesoscutellum width 32; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part14.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 14; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 6; dorsellum length 7; propodeum length 20; costal cell length 56; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 4.5; marginal vein length 70; stigmal vein length 17; gaster length 150; gaster width 55; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 22; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 17; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 18; longest cercal seta length 18; shortest cercal seta length 6.5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, San José, San Gerardo de Dota , 9º34’N, 83º43’W, 20-21.ii.2013, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) . Paratype 1♀ COSTA RICA, Cartago, Paraíso, Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte , Sendero Arboles Caídos, LN 561400_192500, 1500m, 9.vii-11.viii.2000, malaise trap, D. Rubí ( MZLU) .

Figures

Figs 23–28. Galeopsomyia spp., ♀, first gastral tergite (Gt1) dorsal view – (23) G. epidius; (24) G. osaensis; (25) G. fausta; (26) G. blakeae; (27) G. illydris; (28) G.devania.

Figs 364–367. Galeopsomyia daleskeyae, holotype ♀ – (364) habitus dorsal view; (365) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia devania, holotype ♀ – (366) habitus dorsal view; (367) habitus lateral view.

Figs 776–783. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (776) Galeopsomyia coccolobae; (777) G. edera; (778) G. estrella; (779) G. daleskeyae; (780) G. devania; (781) G. diriaensis; (782) G. dolosa; (783) G. eolio.

Figs 933–950. Vertex, ♀ – (933) Galeopsomyia cabroensis ht; (934) G. estera ht; (935) G. trinidadensis ht; (936) G. volcanensis ht; (937) G. amadea ht; (938) G. mynta ht; (939) G. admirabilis ht; (940) G. crabra ht; (941) G. devania pt; (942) G. falla pt; (943) G. grandis ht; (944) G. moleris ht; (945) G. capillosa ht; (946) G. gobis ht; (947) G. hirsuta pt; (948) G. hirta ht; (949) G. papillosa ht; (950) G. aspratilis pt.