Galeopsomyia compacta (Howard)

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 : 54-55

Galeopsomyia compacta (Howard)

( Figs 652, 653 )

Tetrastichodes compactus Howard 1897:175 . Lectotype ♀ (primary type no. 5.359 4, NHMUK 013458204) designated by LaSalle & Schauff (1992:29), examined. West Indies ( Grenada).

Tetrastichus compactus (Howard) , De Santis (1979:12, 291).

Galeopsomyia compacta (Howard) , LaSalle & Schauff (1992:29).

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a solid clava ( Fig. 653 ); genal carina short, present close to mouth opening; mesoscutellum with submedian grooves indistinct and diverging towards posterior part ( Fig. 652 ); dorsellum without median carina ( Fig. 652 ); hind coxa without carina along posterior margin; propodeum with strong reticulation, callus with two setae; gaster 2.6× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with upper margin rounded, without transverse edge/carina or incision, tergites with strong reticulation ( Fig. 652 ).

Redescription (female lectotype). Length of body 1.9mm. Scape and pedicel yellowish-brown, flagellum brown. Head with frons golden-green,

clypeal area dark brown, antennal scrobes black. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa black with metallic tinges; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 dark brown. Petiole not visible on type. Gaster black with metallic tinges; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, frons with strong reticulation, clypeal area smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; genal carina short, present close to mouth opening. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric, elongate in posterior half of midlobe; midlobe without a median groove, with about six adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves indistinct, diverging towards posterior part. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, without median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina, with strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation; hind coxa without carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole not visible on type. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with upper part rounded; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 26; head length, frontal view 42; POL 13; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 5.5; head width 55; mouth width nm; malar space 16; eye length 24; scape length 18; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 44; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 6; F1 width 5; F2 length 5.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 5.5; clava length 13; clava width 7; C3 length 5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 71; mesosoma width 51; midlobe of mesoscutum length 28; mesoscutellum length 27.5; mesoscutellum width 27; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 15.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 13.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 18.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum (measured medially) 4; dorsellum length 5.5; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 35; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 33; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 104; gaster width 40; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 8; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 26; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 16; longest cercal seta length nm; shortest cercal seta length nm.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. The West Indies ( Grenada) ( Howard 1897).

Material examined. Lectotype female in NHMUK.

Figures

Figs 652–655. Tetrastichodes compactus Howard, lectotype ♀ (NHMUK 013458204) – (652) habitus dorsal view; (653) habitus lateral view. Tetrastichus cupreus Ashmead, lectotype ♀ (NHMUK 013458205) – (654) habitus dorsal view; (655) habitus lateral view.