Galeopsomyia melasoma 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 : 381-382

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.11176603

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D0D9AA46-41A4-4BBD-B210-522CD98DFA02

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:D0D9AA46-41A4-4BBD-B210-522CD98DFA02

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scientific name

Galeopsomyia melasoma Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia melasoma Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 494, 495 View Figs 492–495 , 834 View Figs 834–840 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna yellowish-brown with a solid clava ( Fig. 834 View Figs 834–840 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 494 View Figs 492–495 ) with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves ±straight and parallel, indistinct in anterior one-third; propodeum ( Fig. 494 View Figs 492–495 ) with strong reticulation, callus with six setae; gaster ( Fig. 494 View Figs 492–495 ) 1.9× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation; body black non-metallic ( Figs 494, 495 View Figs 492–495 ). Female holotype: length of body 1.7mm (paratype 1.9mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum pale brown. Head, mesosoma and gaster black non-metallic. Legs with coxae black non-metallic; fore and mid trochanters dark brown, hind trochanter yellowish-brown; femora dark brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with transverse carinae inside ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe without median groove, with nine scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves ±straight and parallel, indistinct in anterior one-third; with 11 setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina; with strong reticulation; callus with six setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

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

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 20; head length, frontal view 34.5; POL 9.5; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 3.5; head width 44; mouth width nm; malar space 13.5; eye length 17; scape length 16; scape width 3.5; pedicel+flagellum length 36; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 4.5; F1 width 3.5; F2 length 6; F2 width 4; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 4; clava length 13.5; clava width 5; C3 length 5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 52; mesosoma width 39; midlobe of mesoscutum length 15; mesoscutellum length 20; mesoscutellum width 21; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 7.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5.5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 7.5; costal cell length 29; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 25; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 59; gaster width 31; Gt2 length (measured medially) 8; Gt4 length (measured medially) 6; Gt7 length (measured medially) 6.5; Gt7 width (measured at base) 10; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Reared from a blister-like leaf gall induced by an unidentified Cecidomyiidae on Roupala sp. ( Proteaceae ).

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Reserva Forestal Grecia , 1500m, 18.iii.1992, from Roupala leaf gall, P. Hanson ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ with same label data as holotype ( MZLU) .

Etymology. From the Greek melas = black, and soma = body, referring to colour of body.

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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