Galeopsomyia scarpia 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 : 454-455

Galeopsomyia scarpia Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 600, 601 , 1090)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 (Fig. 1090); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 600 ) elongate, 1.2× as long as wide, with strong reticulation on median part and with a weak median groove in anterior two-thirds, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 600 ) medially with a few strong irregular carinae, laterally with strong reticulation, callus with four setae; petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 600 ) 3.0× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.6mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, clypeus dark brown, frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae golden-green, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters dark brown; fore and mid femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown, hind femur golden-green with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic golden-green, Gt 2-4 golden-purple with anterior margin metallic bluish-green, Gt5-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with a weak 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.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe rugose close to notauli; midlobe with a median groove in posterior half, with 13 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation on median part and with a weak median groove in anterior two-thirds, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; with six setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum medially with a few strong irregular carinae, laterally with strong reticulation; callus with four setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 4&5 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 41; POL 12; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 52; mouth width 18; malar space 13; eye length 30; scape length 18; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 57; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.2; F1 length 8; F1 width 5; F2 length 9; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 9.5; F3 width 6; clava length 21; clava width 6; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 73; mesosoma width 51; midlobe of mesoscutum length 28; mesoscutellum length 28; mesoscutellum width 23; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 9.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 8; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 12; costal cell length 37; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 42; stigmal vein length 11; gaster length 116; gaster width 39; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 11.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 15; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 19; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Reared from stem gall induced by Procecidochares sp. ( Diptera : Tephritidae ) on Ageratina sp. ( Asteraceae ).

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, San José, San Gerardo de Dota, 9º34’N, 83º43’W, 6.viii.1995, from Procecidochares , Ageratina, A. Norrbom (NHMUK) .

Figures

Figs 600–603. Galeopsomyia scarpia, holotype ♀ – (600) habitus dorsal view; (601) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia schefflerae, holotype ♀ – (602) habitus dorsal view; (603) habitus lateral view.