Galeopsomyia azofeifai 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 : 69-71

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8372024

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D833085E-4DB3-48D3-964F-A41566442672

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10165549

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4ABBD259-B6F6-47B6-9280-09FE9F61D024

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:4ABBD259-B6F6-47B6-9280-09FE9F61D024

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia azofeifai Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia azofeifai Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 56, 57 View Figs 56–59 , 693 View Figs 689–694 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 693 View Figs 689–694 ); genal carina absent; mesoscutum ( Fig. 56 View Figs 56–59 ) with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric, midlobe without median groove; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 56 View Figs 56–59 ) with median part with rather strong reticulation and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves ±distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 56 View Figs 56–59 ) 2.8× as long as wide, with Gt 2 very short, 0.06× as long as Gt 4, medio-basal Gt 1 without transverse carina or edge dorsally, Gt 1-2 with weak reticulation and shiny in posterior half, remaining tergites with strong reticulation; mesosoma bright metallic bluish-green ( Figs 56, 57 View Figs 56–59 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.7mm.

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

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric; midlobe without median groove, with eight scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with median part with rather strong reticulation and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves ±distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part. Dorsellum with strong sculpture. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands in posterior part; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 without transverse edge or carina dorsally, Gt 1-2 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 26; head length, frontal view 40; POL 11.5; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 5.5; head width 56; mouth width 18; malar space 14; eye length 23.5; scape length 19; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 51; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 8; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 8; F2 width 5; F3 length 7; F3 width 5; clava length 17.5; clava width 5.5; C3 length 6.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 69; mesosoma width 51; midlobe of mesoscutum length 27; mesoscutellum length 24; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part11.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 13; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 9; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 32; stigmal vein length 11; gaster length 113; gaster width 41; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 2; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 32; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 13; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Parque Nacional Corcovado , Cerro Mueller , LS 273200_ 521500, 744m, 6.xi.2001, J. Azofeifa ( NHMUK).

Etymology. Named in honour of Antonio (Tonio) Azofeifa, former parataxonomist at INBio and collector of material of this and many other Costa Rican Eulophidae .

Remarks. The holotype lacks C2&3 on right antenna.

NHMUK

NHMUK

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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