Galeopsomyia crabra 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 : 285-286

Galeopsomyia crabra Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 354, 355 , 772 , 940 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 772 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 354 ) with weak reticulation on median part, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, curved and diverging towards both anterior and posterior parts; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 354 ) with strong reticulation, callus with six setae; gaster ( Fig. 354 ) 2.1× 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 2.1mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel brown and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex golden-green. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic bluish-green, mid coxa black with metallic tinges; trochanters pale brown; fore and mid femora with basal half black and apical half yellowish-brown, hind femur with basal two-thirds golden-green and apical one-third yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-white; T1–3 yellowish-white, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1,5,6 golden-green, Gt2-4 metallic bluish-green, Gt7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. 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.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a weak median groove in posterior one-third, with 14 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and with a complete median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, curved and diverging towards both anterior and posterior parts; with seven setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture and shiny, with median carina. Propodeum with strong reticulation; callus with six setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 4&5 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; Gt1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 37; POL 10; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 52.5; mouth width 15; malar space 14; eye length 22; scape length 17; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 51; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 7; F1 width 5; F2 length 8; F2 width 5; F3 length 7.5; F3 width 5; clava length 18.5; clava width 5.5; C3 length 6.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 66; mesosoma width 45; midlobe of mesoscutum length 26; mesoscutellum length 25.5; mesoscutellum width 21; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 9; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 32; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 36; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 87; gaster width 42; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 15; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 10; 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, Heredia, Santo Domingo , INBio-Parque, 16.ii.2013, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 352–355. Galeopsomyia cosidis, holotype ♀ – (352) habitus dorsal view; (353) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia crabra, holotype ♀ – (354) habitus dorsal view; (355) habitus lateral view.

Figs 768–775. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (768) Galeopsomyia clavata; (769) G. codata; (770) G. copala; (771) G. cortina; (772) G. crabra; (773) G. cosidis; (774) G. criniera; (775) G. cyaneoviridis.

Figs 933–950. Vertex, ♀ – (933) Galeopsomyia cabroensis ht; (934) G. estera ht; (935) G. trinidadensis ht; (936) G. volcanensis ht; (937) G. amadea ht; (938) G. mynta ht; (939) G. admirabilis ht; (940) G. crabra ht; (941) G. devania pt; (942) G. falla pt; (943) G. grandis ht; (944) G. moleris ht; (945) G. capillosa ht; (946) G. gobis ht; (947) G. hirsuta pt; (948) G. hirta ht; (949) G. papillosa ht; (950) G. aspratilis pt.

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.