Galeopsomyia montanis Hansson, 2023

Hansson, Christer & Hanson, Paul E., 2023, EULOPHIDAE OF COSTA RICA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5: The genus Galeopsomyia Girault, Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 3 (1), pp. 1-743 : 394-396

Galeopsomyia montanis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 514, 515 , 842 , 896 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 842 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 514 ) with median part with weak reticulation and a strong median groove in at least anterior half, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 514 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with four setae; gaster ( Fig. 514 ) 2.2× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.4mm (paratypes 2.0– 2.9mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, scrobes black with metallic tinges and clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum golden-green; mesoscutellum with lateral parts golden-green and median part metallic bluish-green; propodeum golden-green laterally and metallic blue medially. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green; fore and mid trochanters pale brown, hind trochanter dark brown; femora with basal two-thirds golden-green and apical one-third yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-white to yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster metallic bluish-green, Gt2-5 metallic purple dorsally, Gt7 black; 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 strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe without median groove, with 15 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with six scattered setae; submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part, with a ±complete median groove. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands anteriorly and posteriorly; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with four 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.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with rather strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 43; POL 12; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5.5; head width 59; mouth width 19; malar space 14; eye length 23.5; scape length 20.5; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 62; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.8; F1 length 11; F1 width 6; F2 length 9.5; F2 width 6; F3 length 9.5; F3 width 6.5; clava length 23.5; clava width 6.5; C3 length 7; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 82; mesosoma width 54; midlobe of mesoscutum length 34; mesoscutellum length 30.5; mesoscutellum width 29; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 10.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 9; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 11; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 4.4; propodeum length 14; costal cell length 40; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 39; stigmal vein length 14; gaster length 108; gaster width 50; Gt2 length (measured medially) 11; Gt4 length (measured medially) 20; Gt7 length (measured medially) 12; Gt7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 16; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Estación Biológica Las Alturas , 8°57’N, 82°50’W, 1500m, 17-18.ii.2012, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) . Paratypes (15♀, CNC, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 4♀ with same label data as holotype , 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces , 8º46’N, 82º57’W, 1300m, 15-16.ii.2006, J.S. Noyes ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Biológica Monteverde , 10º20′N 84º49′W, 1540m, 18-25.ii.2004, C. Hansson ; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected 26.ii.2007 ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Reserva Biológica San Ramón , 900m, v.2000, P. Hanson ; 7♀ COSTA RICA, San José, San Gerardo de Dota , 9º34’N, 83º43’W, 18-20.ii.2010, J.S. Noyes .

Figures

Figs 512–515. Galeopsomyia moleris, holotype ♀ – (512) habitus dorsal view; (513) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia montanis, holotype ♀ – (514) habitus dorsal view; (515) 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 885–896. Head frontal view, ♀ – (885) Galeopsomyia fucata ht; (886) G. loboi ht; (887) G. epidius n-t; (888) G. rubii pt; (889) G. lasallei pt; (890) G. rosea ht; (891) G. admirabilis ht; (892) G. copala pt; (893) G. grandis pt; (894) G. illydris pt; (895) G. lemuris pt; (896) G. montanis pt.