Galeopsomyia hirsuta 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 : 477-478

Galeopsomyia hirsuta Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 632, 633 , 883 , 900 , 927 , 947 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a solid clava ( Fig. 883 ); eyes small ( Fig. 900 ), HE/MS = 1.3; head ( Fig. 900 ) distinctly transverse, 2.3× as wide as long in dorsal view, without genal carina; midlobe of mesoscutum ( Fig. 632 ) with large pits and uniformly covered with setae; mesoscutellum ( Figs 632 , 927 ) rugose, with submedian grooves as strong pit-rows which are smoothly curved; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 632 ) with strong reticulation, callus with two setae; fore wing with speculum completely open below and towards base of wing ( Fig. 633 ); petiole yellowish-brown, very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 632 ) 2.2× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.6mm (paratype 2.2mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head black with weak metal- lic blue-green tinges, clypeus dark brown. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum black with weak metallic bluish-green tinges, propodeum golden-green. Legs with coxae black; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown to yellowish-white, T4 brown. Petiole yellowish-brown. Gaster with Gt1-2 golden-green, Gt3-4 black with metallic purple tinges and anterior margin with bluish tinges, Gt5-7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a solid clava. Face below level of toruli rugose, frons with large pits, clypeus and scrobes with strong small-meshed reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with transverse carinae. Occipital margin with irregular carinae.

Mesoscutum with sidelobes rugose and midlobe with large pits; entire midlobe with setae. Mesoscutellum rugose; submedian grooves as strong pit-rows which are smoothly curved; with three setae on parts lateral to pit-rows. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, without median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands strongly posteriorly; with strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 5&6 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum completely open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 27; head length, frontal view 50; POL 16; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 6; head width 63; mouth width 19; malar space 20; eye length 27; scape length 21; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 58; pedicel length 9; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 10; F1 width 5; F2 length 9.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 8.5; F3 width 5; clava length 17; clava width 6; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 77; mesosoma width 57; midlobe of mesoscutum length 32; mesoscutellum length 30.5; mesoscutellum width 29; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part15; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 11.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 7; dorsellum length 5.5; propodeum length 9.5; costal cell length 46; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3.5; marginal vein length 41; stigmal vein length 16; gaster length 105; gaster width 47; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 6; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 21; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Estación Cacao , 10º55’N, 85º30’W, 1100m, 19-20.ii.2005, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ with same label data as holotype ( NHMUK) .

Etymology. From the Latin hirsutus = hairy, referring to hairy midlobe of mesoscutum.

Remarks. Holotype with head detached from body, glued to same card.

Figures

Figs 632–635. Galeopsomyia hirsuta, holotype ♀ – (632) habitus dorsal view; (633) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia hirta, holotype ♀ – (634) habitus dorsal view; (635) habitus lateral view.

Figs 879–884. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (879) Galeopsomyia capillosa; (880) G. curiosa; (881) G. wilsoni; (882) G. gobis; (883) G. hirsuta; (884) G. scabiosa.

Figs 898–906. Head frontal view, ♀ – (898) Galeopsomyia multisulcata n-t; (899) G. capillosa ht; (900) G. hirsuta ht; (901) G. papillosa ht; (902) G. scabiosa ht; (903) G. aspratilis pt; (904) G. asilis pt; (905) G. manuelperereirai ht, head lateral view; (906) G. estera ht, head lateral view.

Figs 924–932. Mesoscutellum dorsal view, holotype ♀ – (924) Galeopsomyia anomala; (925) G. asilis; (926) G. admirabilis; (927) G. hirsuta; (928) G. hirta; (929) G. papillosa; (930) G. curiosa; (931) G. scabiosa; (932) G. capillosa.

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.