Galeopsomyia ramyamanjunathae 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 : 152-153

Galeopsomyia ramyamanjunathae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 180, 181 , 718 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava ( Fig. 718 ); genal carina absent; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 180 ) with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with indistinct submedian grooves that diverge towards posterior part, and with a weak median groove in anterior two-thirds; hind coxa with a carina along posterior part in lower one-third; petiole black, conical and smooth; gaster ( Fig. 180 ) 2.9× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp edge dorsally, with weak reticulation; Gt 2 0.12× as long as Gt 4; gonoplac black with apex pale brown ( Fig. 181 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.5mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, antennal scrobes black, clypeus dark brown, vertex metallic bluish-purple. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore and mid coxae black with metallic green tinges, hind coxa metallic greenish-blue; trochanters pale brown; femora black with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 dark brown. Petiole black. Gaster black with metallic tinges; gonoplac black with apex pale brown.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation; scrobes with weak reticulation; without genal carina.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric; midlobe with seven adnotaular setae in one row. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with indistinct submedian grooves that diverge towards posterior part, and with a weak median groove in anterior two-thirds; setae on mesoscutellum broken off. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with a strong and narrow median carina that gradually widens towards posterior part; callus with three setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a strong carina along posterior margin in apical one-third. Fore wing with three setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; setae on membrane in basal part mainly broken off.

Petiole conical and smooth. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp edge dorsally; Gt 1-2 with weak reticulation and shiny, Gt 3-7 with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 27; head length, frontal view 41; POL 11; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 52; mouth width 20; malar space 15; eye length 22; scape length 18; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 50; pedicel length 9; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 8; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 7; F2 width 5; F3 length 7; F3 width 5; clava length 16; clava width 6; C3 length 5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 75; mesosoma width 48; midlobe of mesoscutum length 27; mesoscutellum length 28; mesoscutellum width 27; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) na; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part na; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part na; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) na; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 34; stigmal vein length 8; gaster length 116; gaster width 40; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 43; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 11; Gt

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width (measured at base) 15; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Area de Conservacion, Guanacaste, Sector Pailas , Pailas Dos PL 12-9, 10º75’N, 85º33’W, 809m, 27.ix-4.x.2018, D. Janzen, W. Hallwachs (Barcoded specimen, BIOUG59322-F05) ( MZLU).

Etymology. Named in honour of Ramya Manjunath in recognition of her years of dedicated management of Costa Rica’s data at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Ontario, Canada.

Figures

Figs 180–183. Galeopsomyia ramyamanjunathae, holotype ♀ – (180) habitus dorsal view; (181) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia rubii, holotype ♀ – (182) habitus dorsal view; (183) habitus lateral view.

Figs 717–723. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (717) Galeopsomyia perseae; (718) G. ramyamanjunathae; (719) G. saga; (720) G. noyesi; (721) G. plaumanni; (722) G. rubii; (723) G. seminarum.