Galeopsomyia liria 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 : 361-362

Galeopsomyia liria Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 464, 465 , 816 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 816 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 464 ) with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves indistinct, slightly curved and slightly diverging towards posterior part; fore wing with two setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 464 ) with strong reticulation, callus with two setae; gaster ( Fig. 464 ) ovate, 1.4× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 1.4mm.

Scape and pedicel yellowish-brown, flagellum with F1 yellowish-brown, F2–3 with basal half dark brown and apical half yellowish-brown, clava dark brown. Head black with metallic green tinges, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black. Mesoscutum and propodeum black with metallic tinges, mesoscutellum golden-greenish. Legs with coxae black; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster black with metallic tinges; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with weak reticulation; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

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

Petiole transverse. Gaster ovate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 16.5; head length, frontal view 29; POL 8; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 3; head width 39; mouth width 10; malar space 11; eye length 16; scape length 15; scape width 3; pedicel+flagellum length 41; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 5.5; F1 width 3; F2 length 6; F2 width 3; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 3; clava length 15; clava width 4; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 47; mesosoma width 36; midlobe of mesoscutum length 16.5; mesoscutellum length 18; mesoscutellum width 19; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 5.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 8; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 2; propodeum length 8; costal cell length 25; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 1.5; marginal vein length 24; stigmal vein length 8; gaster length 50; gaster width 37; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 12.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 2.5; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 9.5; longest cercal seta length nm; shortest cercal seta length nm.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Macizo Miravalles , Estación Cabro Muco, LN 299769_411243, 1100m, 18.iii.2003, J. Azofeifa, B. Hernández, J.D. Gutiérrez ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 464–467. Galeopsomyia liria, holotype ♀ – (464) habitus dorsal view; (465) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia longicauda, holotype ♀ – (466) habitus dorsal view; (467) habitus lateral view.

Figs 808–817. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (808) Galeopsomyia ingae; (809) G. juni; (810) G. lacinia; (811) G. loboi; (812) G. lemuris; (813) G. latosa; (814) G. lealis; (815) G. lema; (816) G. liria; (817) G. limonensis.