Galeopsomyia pagana 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 : 430-431

Galeopsomyia pagana Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 42 , 564, 565 , 859 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 859 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 564 ) with strong reticulation on median part, meshes slightly elongate, submedian grooves with outer margin indistinct, curved and diverging towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 564 ) with strong reticulation and some irregular carinae, callus with six setae; gaster ( Fig. 564 ) 2.2× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U (as in Fig. 24 ), tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.0mm.

Scape and pedicel yellowish-brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex golden-green. Thoracic dorsum golden-green, median part of mesoscutellum metallic bluish-green. Legs with coxae golden-green; trochanters brown; femora golden-green; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1,6,7 metallic bluish-green, Gt2-5 golden-purple with sides 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; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina connecting posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric, elongate on median part of midlobe; midlobe without median groove, and with 12 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with a ±complete median groove; submedian grooves with outer margin indistinct, curved and diverging towards posterior part; with ten setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with strong reticulation and some irregular carinae; callus with six setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 21; head length, frontal view 38; POL 10; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 47; mouth width nm; malar space 12.5; eye length 20; scape length 16; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 43; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 7; F1 width 4; F2 length 7; F2 width 4; F3 length 6.5; F3 width 4; clava length 15.5; clava width 5; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 63; mesosoma width 48.5; midlobe of mesoscutum length 24; mesoscutellum length 24; mesoscutellum width 24; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 9.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 9.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 11.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 8.5; costal cell length 29; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 34; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 93; gaster width 42; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 9.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 14.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 16; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Parque Internacional La Amistad, Estación Altamira , Casa Coca, LS 332800_574250, 1900m, 12.ix-12.x.2001, malaise trap, D. Rubí ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 35–43. Galeopsomyia spp., ♀. 35–36. Base of fore wing with ventral setal row in costal cell – (35) G. illydris, row unbroken; (36) G. osaensis, row broken. 37–38. Antenna lateral view – (37) G. noyesi, solid antennal clava; (38) G. illydris, with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. 39–40. Apex of gaster lateral view – (39) G. illydris; (40) G. flora. 41–43. First gastral tergite (Gt1) dorsal view – (41) G. saga, arrow pointing at medio-basal carina; (42) G. pagana, arrow pointing at medio-basal sharp edge; (43) G. druparum, arrows pointing at ovate flat areas.

Figs 564–567. Galeopsomyia pagana, holotype ♀ – (564) habitus dorsal view; (565) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia palenta, holotype ♀ – (566) habitus dorsal view; (567) habitus lateral view.

Figs 856–863. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (856) Galeopsomyia nigricans; (857) G. orillia; (858) G. palenta; (859) G. pagana; (860) G. pardis; (861) G. pava; (862) G. pensada; (863) G. preta.

Figs 23–28. Galeopsomyia spp., ♀, first gastral tergite (Gt1) dorsal view – (23) G. epidius; (24) G. osaensis; (25) G. fausta; (26) G. blakeae; (27) G. illydris; (28) G.devania.