Galeopsomyia zurquiensis 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 : 473-474

Galeopsomyia zurquiensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 626, 627 , 1099)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2 (Fig. 1099); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 626 ) with weak reticulation on median part and without a median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves with outer margin absent, curved and diverging towards both anterior and posterior parts, subdivided by transverse carinae; dorsellum with a weak median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 626 ) with strong irregular carinae and reticulation, callus with seven setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 626 ) 3.2× as long as wide, Gt1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 3.0mm (paratype 2.9mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part brown, pedicel with basal half dark brown and apical half pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black in lower half; vertex metallic bluish-green. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore coxa black with apical part yellowish-brown, mid coxa pale brown, hind coxa black with metallic tinges and apical part yellowish-brown; trochanters, femora and tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 with basal half golden-green and apical half golden-purple, Gt2-5 golden-purple, Gt6-7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a 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 with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part. Occipital margin with a carina behind ocelli.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose; midlobe without a median groove, with 16 setae scattered over rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and without a median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves with outer margin absent, curved and diverging towards both anterior and posterior parts, interrupted by transverse carinae; with 18 setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with a weak median carina. Propodeum with strong irregular carinae and reticulation; callus with seven setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation. Fore wing with seven setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; Gt1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 26.5; head length, frontal view 45; POL 10.5; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 57; mouth width 19; malar space 16; eye length 26; scape length 23; scape width 5.5; pedicel+flagellum length 74; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 14; F1 width 5.5; F2 length 14; F2 width 6; F3 length 12.5; F3 width 6; clava length 25.5; clava width 6.5; C3 length 8; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 81; mesosoma width 53; midlobe of mesoscutum length 28; mesoscutellum length 30; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 8; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 13.5; costal cell length 43; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 47; stigmal vein length 12; gaster length 131; gaster width 41; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 20; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 21; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 17; longest cercal seta length 20; shortest cercal seta length 8.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, San José, Zurqui de Moravia , 10º03’03’’N, 84º00’22’’W, 1600m, iv.1992, P. Hanson ( NHMUK) . Paratype 1♀ from same locality as holotype but collected x.1995 ( MZLU) .

Etymology. Named after type locality, Zurqui de Moravia.

Figures

Figs 624–627. Galeopsomyia wilsoni, holotype ♀ – (624) habitus dorsal view; (625) habi- tus lateral view. Galeopsomyia zurquiensis, holotype ♀ – (626) habitus dorsal view; (627) habitus lateral view.