Galeopsomyia tigrensis 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 : 458-460

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.11176685

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/140E4D6F-F95F-4AE2-860C-557650516DF4

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:140E4D6F-F95F-4AE2-860C-557650516DF4

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia tigrensis Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia tigrensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 606, 607 View Figs 604–607 , 873 View Figs 872–878 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava ( Fig. 873 View Figs 872–878 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 606 View Figs 604–607 ) with very weak reticulation on median part and with a weak median groove in anterior half, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 606 View Figs 604–607 ) with strong irregular carinae, median carina narrow, callus with five setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 606 View Figs 604–607 ) ovate-elongate, 1.5× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 1.6mm (paratypes 1.7mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head metallic blue, clypeus dark brown. Thoracic dorsum metallic blue. Legs with fore and hind coxae black, mid coxa brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora with basal half dark brown and apical half yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt

1 metallic blue, remaining tergites golden-purple; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with strong 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. Occipital margin with an edge behind ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, strongest on midlobe close to notauli, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; with a median groove in posterior half; with 11 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with very weak reticulation on median part and with a weak median groove in anterior half, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; with nine setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong and narrow median carina; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with five 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 unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster ovate-elongate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 21; head length, frontal view 34; POL 9.5; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 46; mouth width 12.5; malar space 11; eye length 19.5; scape length 15.5; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 44; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 7.5; F1 width 4; F2 length 7; F2 width 4; F3 length 6; F3 width 4; clava length 14; clava width 5; C3 length 5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 54; mesosoma width 41; midlobe of mesoscutum length 20; mesoscutellum length 20; mesoscutellum width 18; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 6.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 27; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 1.6; marginal vein length 26; stigmal vein length 8; gaster length 57; gaster width 39; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 6; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 10.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 6.5; Gt

7 width (measured at base) 11; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Golfito , Estación el Tigre, LS 529600_ 277800, 30m, 19.vii. 2000. swept, J. Azofeifa ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ with same label data as holotype ( MZLU) .

Etymology. Named after type locality, Estación el Tigre.

LS

United Kingdom, London, Linnean Society

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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