Galeopsomyia alegra 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 : 218-220

Galeopsomyia alegra Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 258, 259 , 737 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 737 ); mesoscutellum ( Fig. 258 ) with outer margin of submedian grooves ±indistinct, grooves slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part, median part with weak reticulation; propodeum ( Fig. 258 ) with strong reticulation and irregular carinae; petiole transverse, dorsal part with strong sculpture; gaster ( Fig. 258 ) 2.1× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation, medio-basal Gt

1 with weak longitudinal carinae laterally but missing dorsally.

Female holotype: length of body 2.3mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex black with bluish-purple tinges. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae black with metallic bluish-green tinges, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters pale brown; femora with basal two-thirds dark brown and apical one-third yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green, Gt 2-6 black with metallic blue and purple tinges, Gt

7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak 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.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a weak but complete median groove, with 11 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, without median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves with outer margin ±indistinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; with 11 setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly and anteriorly; medially with strong irregular carinae and laterally with strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with six setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse, dorsal part with strong sculpture. Gaster elongate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 23; head length, frontal view 38; POL 10; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 51; mouth width 12; malar space 12; eye length 22; scape length 17; scape width 4.2; pedicel+flagellum length 55; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 8; F1 width 5; F2 length 8.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 9; F3 width 5; clava length 20; clava width 5.5; C3 length 7; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 65; mesosoma width 49; midlobe of mesoscutum length 26; mesoscutellum length 24.5; mesoscutellum width 22; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 9.5; 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 3.5; propodeum length 9; costal cell length 46; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 33; stigmal vein length 12; gaster length 95; gaster width 46; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 17; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 12; Gt

7 width (measured at base) 15; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male.Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Las Pailas , LN 306004_ 389145, 930m, 27.i-11.ii.2001, C. Moraga, P.N. Thomas ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 256–259. Galeopsomyia alanis, holotype ♀ – (256) habitus dorsal view; (257) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia alegra, holotype ♀ – (258) habitus dorsal view; (259) habitus lateral view.

Figs 733–741. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (733) Galeopsomyia actis; (734) G. adobia; (735) G. agonis; (736) G. alanis; (737) G. alegra; (738) G. aliante; (739) G. altura; (740) G. amyra; (741) G. anis.