Galeopsomyia miria 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 : 392-393

Galeopsomyia miria Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 510, 511 , 841 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava ( Fig. 841 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 510 ) 0.9× as long as wide, with submedian grooves diverging towards posterior part, median part with strong reticulation with weak reticulation posteriorly, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with a ±complete median groove; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 510 ) with a very narrow median carina and with strong reticulation, callus with four setae; gaster ( Fig. 510 ) ovate, 1.5× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with a carina shaped like an inverted U (as in Fig. 26 ), tergites with strong reticulation; head and mesosoma black with metallic tinges ( Figs 510, 511 ).

Female holotype: length of body 1.4mm (paratype 1.4mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum pale brown. Head black with metallic tinges. Mesoscutum black with metallic purple tinges; mesoscutellum and propodeum black with metallic green tinges. Legs with coxae dark brown, hind coxa with posterior part black; fore trochanter brown, mid and hind trochanters yellowish-brown; femora with basal half dark brown and apical half yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster dark brown; gonoplac brown.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong transverse carinae; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part. Occipital margin ±carinate.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with eight adnotaular setae in one row. Mesoscutellum with median part with strong reticulation with weak reticulation posteriorly, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, straight and diverging towards posterior part; with five setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, without median carina. Propodeum with a very narrow median carina; with strong reticulation; callus with four setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with two setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster ovate; medio-basal Gt1 with a carina shaped like an inverted U; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 18; head length, frontal view 27; POL 7.5; OOL 4.5; lateral ocellus diameter 3.5; head width 38; mouth width 11; malar space 9.5; eye length 16; scape length 19.5; scape width 2.5; pedicel+flagellum length 37; pedicel length 5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3; F1 length 5.5; F1 width 3; F2 length 5; F2 width 3; F3 length 5; F3 width 3; clava length 14; clava width 3.5; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 43; mesosoma width 32; midlobe of mesoscutum length 17.5; mesoscutellum length 15.5; mesoscutellum width 18; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 6.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 7; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 2; propodeum length 7; costal cell length 24; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 1.5; marginal vein length 21; stigmal vein length 6; gaster length 51; gaster width 35; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 13.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 3; Gt

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width (measured at base) 8; longest cercal seta length 10; shortest cercal seta length 4.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, 18km N Liberia , Buena Vista Lodge , 10º48’N, 85º24’W, 770m, 15-17.ii.2016, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ with same label data as holotype ( MZLU) .

Figures

Figs 508–511. Galeopsomyia miliaris, holotype ♀ – (508) habitus dorsal view; (509) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia miria, holotype ♀ – (510) habitus dorsal view; (511) 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.