Galeopsomyia ingae Hansson, 2023

Hansson, Christer & Hanson, Paul E., 2023, HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5 The genus Galeopsomyia Girault by Christer Hansson * & Paul E. Hanson **, Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 3 (1), pp. 1-743 : 336-337

Galeopsomyia ingae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 6, 7 , 428, 429 , 808 , 977 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava, flagellum short ( Fig. 808 ), flagellum+pedicel 0.9× as long as width of mesoscutum; genal carina absent; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 428 ) with submedian grooves strong and ±parallel, median part with very weak reticulation and shiny; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 428 ) with a short but wide triangular fovea anteromedially that continues backwards as a narrow median carina, with strong reticulation, callus with two setae; hind coxa with an irregular carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 428 ) 1.9× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U dorsally (as in Fig. 24 ); tergites with strong reticulation. Male flagellomeres with dorso-basal whorls of long setae absent, instead with scattered short setae ( Fig. 977 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.2mm (paratypes 1.7–2.8mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli and scrobes golden green, clypeus dark brown, frons metallic bluish-purple, vertex metallic bluish-green with purple tinges. Thoracic dorsum bluish-green. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green; trochanters dark brown; femora metallic bluish-green with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 dark brown. Gaster with Gt1-3 metallic bluish-purple, Gt4-5 golden-purple, Gt6-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation, inside ocellar triangle also with some large pits.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose; midlobe with a weak median groove in posterior two-thirds, with 14 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with very weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; with eight setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands in posterior part; with strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore coxa with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation, hind coxa with very strong reticulation and irregular sculpture, and an irregular carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with six setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole transverse. Gaster ovate-elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U dorsally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 40; POL 12; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 50; mouth width 15; malar space 13; eye length 23; scape length 20; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 46; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.7; F1 length 7.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 8; F2 width 5; F3 length 7; F3 width 5.5; clava length 15; clava width 6; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 68; mesosoma width 51; midlobe of mesoscutum length 27; mesoscutellum length 24; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 9; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 8.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 9; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 6.5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 9; costal cell length 38; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 37; stigmal vein length 9.5; gaster length 87; gaster width 46; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 9.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 12.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length 11.5; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Length of body of body 1.0– 1.8mm.

Antenna ( Fig. 977 ) with scape slightly expanding towards apex; plaque dark brown and situated close to apex; dorso-basal whorls of long setae absent, all flagellomeres with scattered short setae. Gaster short ovate. Otherwise as in female.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 20; head length, frontal view 29; head width 38.5; mouth width 12; malar space 8; eye length 18; scape length 9; scape width 3.5; plaque length 5.5; pedicel length 7; pedicel+flagellum length 39; F1 length 3; F1 width 2.5; F2 length 4.5; F2 width 3; F3 length 5; F3 width 3; F4 length 5; F4 width 3; clava length 13; clava width 3.5; mesosoma length 49; mesosoma width 35; gaster length 35; gaster width 25; longest subbasal seta on F1, length na.

Hosts. Reared from several types of leaf galls induced by Cecidomyiidae on Inga vera ( Fabaceae ). These are small (1–3 mm) galls found on the underside of the leaf: “bullet gall” (capsule-shaped) ( Fig. 7 ), “modified bullet gall” (irregular-shaped, probably modified by a Tanaostigmatidae inquiline), blister-like gall, and a fuzzy spherical gall ( Fig. 6 ) (P. Hanson, unpublished).

Distribution. Belize, Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, 6km ENE Vara Blanca , 10°11’N, 84°07’W, 2000m, iv.2002, INBio, OET, ALAS ( NHMUK) . Paratypes (14♀ 13♂, CNC, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 1♀ 1♂ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Santo Domingo , 1200m, iii-iv.2007, from Inga vera fuzzy leaf gall, P. Hanson ; 1♀ from same locality and host plant as previous but collected iv.2008 ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Cartago, Paraíso, Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte , Sendero Arboles Caídos, LN 561400_192500, 1500m, 15.ix-19.x.2000, malaise trap, D. Rubí ; 2♀ 1♂ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Casa Coca , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450-1700m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, San José, San Pedro, Montes de Oca , 1100m, 17.xii.1987, from Inga vera leaf gall, P. Hanson ; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected 11.vi.1988 ; 10♂ from same locality as previous but collected iii.1995, from blister gall on Inga vera ; 1♀ 1♂ from same locality as previous but collected iv.2013, from fuzzy leaf gall on Inga vera ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, San José, Zurqui de Moravia , 10º03’03’’N, 84º00’22’’W, 1600m, iv.1992, P. Hanson; following from same locality as previous but collected ixx.1993 (1♀), ii.1995 (1♀), iii.1995 (2♀) ; 1♀ BELIZE, Las Cuevas , IV.1995, T. King & A. Howe .

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

Figures

Figs. 1–7. A selection of galls from which Galeopsomyia specimens have been reared – (1) Cecropia obtusifolia (Urticaceae) leaf gall, host of G. cecropiae, (2) Coccoloba uvifera (Polygonaceae) leaf gall, host of G. coccolobae, (3) Philodendron radiatum (Araceae) leaf gall, host of G. philodendrae, (4) Inga vera (Fabaceae), fuzzy spherical gall, host of G. ingae, (5) Inga vera (Fabaceae), capsule-shaped gall, host of G. ingae, (6) Piper sinugaudens (Piperaceae), stem gall, host of G. piperae, (7) Myrcia splendens (Myrtaceae) leaf gall, host of G. myrciae. Fig. 6 photo P. Hanson, remaining photos K. Nishida.

Figs 428–431. Galeopsomyia ingae, holotype ♀ – (428) habitus dorsal view; (429) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia intesa, holotype ♀ – (430) habitus dorsal view; (431) 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.

Figs 977–979. Head incl. antennae/body, lateral view, paratype ♂. (977) Galeopsomyia ingae; (978) G. ira; (979) G. kateperezae.

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.