Galeopsomyia cecropiae 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 : 269-271

publication ID

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

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11175774

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9061D50B-27E0-422D-A46E-A65CEB25F2C7

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:9061D50B-27E0-422D-A46E-A65CEB25F2C7

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia cecropiae Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia cecropiae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 3 View Figs , 332, 333 View Figs 332–335 , 762 View Figs 760–767 , 967 View Figs 965–967 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava solid ( Fig. 762 View Figs 760–767 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 332 View Figs 332–335 ) with weak reticulation on median part and shiny, with a weak median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 332 View Figs 332–335 ) with strong irregular carinae and reticulation, callus with three setae; gaster ( Fig. 332 View Figs 332–335 ) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with short longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with weak reticulation; weakly metallic species ( Figs 332, 333 View Figs 332–335 ).

Female holotype: length of body 1.4mm (paratypes 1.3–1.7mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum brown. Head dark brown to black with golden-green and blue tinges, clypeus dark brown. Mesoscutum black with metallic tinges; mesoscutellum and propodeum golden-green. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa black with metallic blue tinges; trochanters brown; femora dark brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 with attachment point of petiole yellowish-brown, anterior two-thirds golden-green and posterior one-third metallic purple, remaining tergites metallic purple; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation, 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 without median groove, with ten scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and shiny, with a weak median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; with six setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture and shiny, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong and narrow median carina; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with three setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with three setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster ovate-elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 17; head length, frontal view 27; POL 7.5; OOL 4.5; lateral ocellus diameter 3.5; head width 35; mouth width 11.5; malar space 10.5; eye length 16; scape length 13; scape width 3; pedicel+flagellum length 36; pedicel length 5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 6; F1 width 3; F2 length 5.5; F2 width 3.5; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 3.5; clava length 13.5; clava width 4.5; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 43; mesosoma width 31; midlobe of mesoscutum length 17; mesoscutellum length 18; mesoscutellum width 16; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 6.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 8.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 7; costal cell length 23; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 1.5; marginal vein length 20; stigmal vein length 7; gaster length 58; gaster width 28; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 6; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 8; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 9; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Length of body of body 1.2mm.

Antenna ( Fig. 967 View Figs 965–967 ) with scape widest medially; plaque dark brown and situated medially; dorso-basal whorls of long setae present on F1–F4 and ventro-basal whorls of long setae on C1–C2. Gaster short ovate; Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation. Otherwise as in female.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 15; head length, frontal view 27; head width 35; mouth width 10.5; malar space 10; eye length 15; scape length 11.5; scape width 4.5; plaque length 4; pedicel length 5; pedicel+flagellum length 46; F1 length 4; F1 width 3.5; F2 length 5; F2 width 3.5; F3 length 6.5; F3 width 3; F4 length 7; F4 width 3; clava length 16; clava width 3; mesosoma length 43; mesosoma width 30; gaster length 40; gaster width 21.5; longest subbasal seta on F1, length 28.

Hosts. Reared from blister-like leaf galls induced by an unidentified Cecidomyiidae on Cecropia obtusifolia ( Urticaceae ) ( Fig. 3 View Figs ).

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Estación Biológica A. Brenes, San Ramón , 900m, iv.2011, from Cecropia obtusifolia leaf galls, P. Hanson ( NHMUK) . Paratypes: 5♀ 2♂ with same label data as holotype ( MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) .

Etymology. Named after the host plant of the gall from which this species was reared.

NHMUK

NHMUK

MZLU

Sweden, Lund, Lund University

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

MZLU

Lund University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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