Galeopsomyia flora 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 : 312-313

Galeopsomyia flora Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 40 , 394, 395 , 795 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 795 ), flagellum relatively short, flagellum+pedicel 1.3× as long as width of mesosoma; genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 394 ) with submedian grooves subdivided by transverse carinae and with outer margin predominantly indistinct, median part with weak reticulation, lateral parts with very strong reticulation; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 394 ) predominantly with strong irregular carinae, median carina wide, callus with two setae; fore and mid coxae yellowish-brown and hind coxa yellowish-brown at apex and along anterior part, dark brown along posterior part ( Fig. 395 ); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 394 ) 2.3× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.3mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, clypeus dark brown, scrobes black; vertex black with metallic blue tinges. Mesoscutum and propodeum golden-green, mesoscutellum golden. Legs with fore and mid coxae yellowish-brown and hind coxa yellowish-brown at apex and along anterior part, dark brown along posterior part; trochanters, femora and tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 golden-green with posterior margin metallic purple, Gt2-4 metallic purple, Gt5-6 golden-green, Gt7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of antennal toruli and scrobes with weak reticulation, clypeal area smooth, frons rugose; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation with isodiametric meshes on sidelobes, midlobe predominantly with strong reticulation and elongate meshes, parts close to notauli rugose, with a weak median groove in posterior half, with 14 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with submedian grooves curved and diverging towards posterior part, with transverse carinae and with outer margin predominantly indistinct, median part with weak reticulation and with a very weak median groove in anterior half, lateral parts with very strong reticulation and with six scattered setae; reticulation with elongate meshes. Dorsellum with very weak reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands in posterior part; predominantly with strong irregular carinae, laterally with some reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong 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 43; POL 10.5; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 54; mouth width 16; malar space 14; eye length 24; scape length 20.5; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 63; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 11; F1 width 5; F2 length 11; F2 width 5; F3 length 10; F3 width 5; clava length 22; clava width 6; C3 length 6; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 72; mesosoma width 47; midlobe of mesoscutum length 30; mesoscutellum length 27.5; mesoscutellum width 23; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 8.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 9.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 12; costal cell length 35; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 41; stigmal vein length 10.5; gaster length 100; gaster width 43; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 23; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 16; longest cercal seta length 16; shortest cercal seta length 9.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces , 8º47’N, 82º58’W, 1000-1300m, 7-19.ii.2007, C. Hansson ( MZLU).

Figures

Figs 35–43. Galeopsomyia spp., ♀. 35–36. Base of fore wing with ventral setal row in costal cell – (35) G. illydris, row unbroken; (36) G. osaensis, row broken. 37–38. Antenna lateral view – (37) G. noyesi, solid antennal clava; (38) G. illydris, with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. 39–40. Apex of gaster lateral view – (39) G. illydris; (40) G. flora. 41–43. First gastral tergite (Gt1) dorsal view – (41) G. saga, arrow pointing at medio-basal carina; (42) G. pagana, arrow pointing at medio-basal sharp edge; (43) G. druparum, arrows pointing at ovate flat areas.

Figs 392–395. Galeopsomyia fieris, holotype ♀ – (392) habitus dorsal view; (393) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia flora, holotype ♀ – (394) habitus dorsal view; (395) habitus lateral view.

Figs 791–798. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (791) Galeopsomyia fieris; (792) G. giria; (793) G. gonzalezi; (794) G. gavia; (795) G. flora; (796) G. gridis; (797) G. graciliclava; (798) G. hesperis.