Galeopsomyia neotropicalis 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 : 409-410

Galeopsomyia neotropicalis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 534, 535 , 846 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava ( Fig. 846 ); genal carina strong, reaching to level of lower margin of eye; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 534 ) with median part with strong reticulation, meshes ±isodiametric, without median groove, lateral parts rugose, submedian grooves with outer margin absent, diverging towards posterior part; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 534 ) with strong reticulation, callus with seven setae; gaster ( Fig. 534 ) 1.9× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U (as in Fig. 24 ), Gt1–5 with weak reticulation, Gt6–7 with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.2mm (paratypes 1.7–2.2mm). Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons and vertex metallic greenish-blue, antennal scrobes black with metallic tinges, clypeus dark brown. Thoracic dorsum golden-green with blue tinges. Legs with coxae golden-green; trochanters dark brown; fore and mid femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown, hind coxa golden-green with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster metallic greenish-blue; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth and scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina reaching to level of lower margin of eye. Vertex with strong reticulation, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation; midlobe with 16 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with median part with strong reticulation, meshes ±isodiametric, without median groove, lateral parts rugose, submedian grooves with outer margin absent, diverging towards posterior part; with 10 scattered setae on lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, without median carina. Propodeum with strong reticulation; callus with seven 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 below.

Petiole short. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U; Gt1–5 with weak reticulation, Gt6–7 with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 37; POL 10.5; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 50; mouth width 15; malar space 15; eye length 22.5; scape length 17; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 46; pedicel length 6; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 7; F1 width 4; F2 length 7; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 6.5; F3 width 5; clava length 16; clava width 6; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 62; mesosoma width 48; midlobe of mesoscutum length 27; mesoscutellum length 24.5; mesoscutellum width 27; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part12; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 12; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 8.5; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 31; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 96; gaster width 52; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 9.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 19; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 11; Gt

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width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Santo Domingo , INBio-Parque, 1-12.iv.2002, J.S. Noyes & D. Rubi ( NHMUK) . Paratypes (10♀, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 1♀ from same locality as holotype but collected 13.ii.2010 ; 6♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Cañas, Río Chiquito , LN 292500_ 417000, 410m, 25.vii.2003, J. Azofeifa ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Parque Nacional Corcovado, Estación Agujas, Cerro Quebraditos , LS 274300_ 521400, 782m, 25.v-17.vii.2001, malaise trap, J. Azofeifa ; 1♀ ECUADOR, Napo, Lumbaqui , 10-11.iii.1983, Lars Huggert ; 1♀ PERU, Loreto, Iquitos, Rio Nanay , 4-6.ii.1984, Lars Huggert .

Etymology. Named after distribution.

Figures

Figs 532–535. Galeopsomyia nebulosa, holotype ♀ – (532) habitus dorsal view; (533) habi- tus lateral view. Galeopsomyia neotropicalis, holotype ♀ – (534) habitus dorsal view; (535) habitus lateral view.

Figs 841–849. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (841) Galeopsomyia miria; (842) G. montanis; (843) G. moradis; (844) G. myrciae; (845) G. navia; (846) G. neotropicalis; (847) G. nicoyae; (848) G. nitida; (849) G. octava.

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.