Galeopsomyia aureoviridis 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 : 240-242

Galeopsomyia aureoviridis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 292, 293 , 746 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 746 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 292 ) with median part with very weak reticulation, shiny, outer margin of submedian grooves absent, grooves curved and diverging towards posterior part, lateral parts rugose; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 292 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with two setae; fore and hind coxae metallic, mid coxa dark brown ( Fig. 293 ); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 292 ) 2.2× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae, tergites with weak reticulation, hence shiny; body bright golden-green ( Figs 292, 293 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.8mm (paratypes 2.8–3.0mm).

Scape dark brown with ventro-basal one-quarter yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum black. Head with frons golden-green with scrobes black with metallic tinges, clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesosoma golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic bluish-green, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green, Gt 2-5 medially metallic purple and laterally metallic bluish-green, Gt 6 metallic bluish-green, Gt 7 with basal half golden-green and apical half black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons strongly rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with weak reticulation outside ocellar triangle, strongly rugose inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part. Occipital margin carinate.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation and isodiametric meshes on sidelobes, midlobe with strong reticulation in anterior part, with weak reticulation in posterior part, meshes elongate, strongly rugose on parts close to notauli, without a median groove; midlobe with 24 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with outer margin of submedian grooves absent, grooves slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; median part with very weak reticulation; lateral parts strongly rugose with 18 scattered setae. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong and wide median carina, expanding posteriorly, this part with a fovea; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 5&6 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open (one seta missing at apex); costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae; tergites with weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 27; head length, frontal view 49; POL 12; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 6.2; head width 64; mouth width 16.5; malar space 18.5; eye length 27; scape length 24; scape width 6; pedicel+flagellum length 76; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 5; F1 length 14; F1 width 6; F2 length 14; F2 width 6; F3 length 13; F3 width 6.5; clava length 23.5; clava width 7; C3 length 7; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 87; mesosoma width 59; midlobe of mesoscutum length 35; mesoscutellum length 32; mesoscutellum width 26; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7; 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) 5.5; dorsellum length 5.5; propodeum length 16; costal cell length 45; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3.5; marginal vein length 46; stigmal vein length 13; gaster length 110; gaster width 50; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 19; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 18; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Casa Coca , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450-1700m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, swept, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ( MZLU) . Paratypes (3♀, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 1♀ with same label data as holotype ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas , Buenos Aires, Estación Altamira, Sendero Los Gigantes, LS 572200 _331700, 1460m, 8.vi-10.vii.2000, malaise trap, D. Rubí ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas , San Vito, Estación Biológica Las Alturas, 8°57’N, 82°50’W, 1500m, v.1992, P. Hanson .

Etymology. From the Latin aurum = gold, and viridis = green, referring to bright golden-green body.

Figures

Figs 292–295. Galeopsomyia aureoviridis, holotype ♀ – (292) habitus dorsal view; (293) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia avis, holotype ♀ – (294) habitus dorsal view; (295) habitus lateral view.

Figs 742–750. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (742) Galeopsomyia alambra; (743) G. anysia; (744) G. arada; (745) G. artis; (746) G. aureoviridis; (747) G. ambigua; (748) G. avis; (749) G. bariolis; (750) G. beltanis.