Galeopsomyia isola 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 : 342-343

Galeopsomyia isola Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 436, 437 , 806 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 806 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 436 ) with median part 2.9× as long as wide, with weak reticulation and a very weak median groove, shiny, with sides curved, outer margin of submedian grooves indistinct, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 436 ) with a strong and wide median carina that expands backwards from median part of carina, with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with two setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 436 ) 2.4× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.6mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with apex brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons below level of antennal toruli golden-green, clypeus dark brown, above toruli metallic bluish-green with scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum golden-green, propodeum golden. Legs with fore and hind coxae black with metallic tinges, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters and tibiae yellowish-brown, femora dark brown to black with apical one-third to half yellowish-brown, tarsi yellowish-brown with T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-green, Gt2-4 metallic purple, Gt5 metallic purple with hind margin golden-green, Gt6 golden-green, Gt 7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation/rugosity, scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, parts close to notauli rugose; midlobe with median groove indicated but very weak in posterior half, with 14 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and with a very weak median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with eight scattered setae on lateral parts; outer margin of submedian grooves indistinct, grooves curved. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong and wide median carina that expands backwards from median part of carina; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with very weak reticulation. Fore wing with 6&7 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 40; POL 11; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 56; mouth width 16; malar space 15.5; eye length 24.5; scape length 20; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 58; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 9.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 9.5; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 9; F3 width 4.5; clava length 20.5; clava width 5; C3 length 7; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 75; mesosoma width 52; midlobe of mesoscutum length 33; mesoscutellum length 29; mesoscutellum width 24; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 12.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 4.5; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 41; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 38; stigmal vein length 14; gaster length 112; gaster width 46; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 19; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 16; longest cercal seta length 16; shortest cercal seta length 7.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Biológica Monteverde , 10º20′N, 84º49′W, 1540m, 26.ii.2007, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 436–439. Galeopsomyia isola, holotype ♀ – (436) habitus dorsal view; (437) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia jaymesonesae, holotype ♀ – (438) habitus dorsal view; (439) habitus lateral view.

Figs 799–807. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (799) Galeopsomyia gutierrezi; (800) G. grandis; (801) G. illydris; (802) G. hiata; (803) G. infusca; (804) G. intesa; (805) G. ira; (806) G. isola; (807) G. lapsa.