Galeopsomyia globosa 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 : 318-320

Galeopsomyia globosa Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 404, 405 , 971 , 1106)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava globular with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 and with apex blunt (Fig. 1106), flagellum short, flagellum+pedicel 0.8× as long as width of mesosoma; genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 404 ) with outer margin of submedian grooves absent, median part with very weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts rugose; dorsellum with median carina; fore wing with an infuscate spot medially ( Fig. 405 ); propodeum ( Fig. 404 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, median carina with anterior half with parallel sides and posterior half expanding gradually towards posterior part, callus with five setae; all coxae predominantly dark and metallic with apex yellowish-brown ( Fig. 405 ); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 404 ) 1.9× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with short longitudinal carinae, tergites with very strong reticulation, dorsal part flattened.

Female holotype: length of body 2.7mm (paratypes 2.6–2.9mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum pale brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green with purple tinges, clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesosoma metallic bluish-green. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green, fore coxa with apex yellowish-brown; trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, femora with base dark brown, and tarsi with T4 pale brown. Fore wing with an infuscate spot medially. Petiole black. Gaster metallic bluish-green, Gt2-4 blackish medially; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with a distinct clava with a constriction between C1 and C2; spicule indistinct. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons lateral to scrobes rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with a few large irregular foveae inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation and isodiametric meshes on sidelobes, midlobe with elongate meshes on median part, rugose on parts close to notauli, with a median groove in posterior half, with 18 setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with outer margin of submedian grooves absent, median part with very weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts rugose with 12 setae scattered. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with median carina with anterior half with parallel sides and posterior half expanding gradually towards posterior part; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with five setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with six setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster ovate-elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with short longitudinal carinae; tergites with very strong reticulation, dorsal part flattened.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 41; POL 12.5; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 52; mouth width 19; malar space 13.5; eye length 23; scape length 20; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 42; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.3; F1 length 5.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 6; F2 width 5.2; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 6; clava length 15; clava width 8; C3 length 4; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 83; mesosoma width 52; midlobe of mesoscutum length 33; mesoscutellum length 30.5; mesoscutellum width 26; 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 12; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 6; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 45; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3.2; marginal vein length 40; stigmal vein length 13; gaster length 103; gaster width 54; Gt2 length (measured medially) 13; Gt4 length (measured medially) 24; Gt7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt7 width (measured at base) 21; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 7.

Male. Length of body of body 2.0mm.

Antenna ( Fig. 971 ) with scape triangular, widest at apex; plaque black and situated at apex; dorso-basal whorls of semilong setae present on F1, F3 and on C1. Fore wing with a strong, ovate infuscate spot below stigmal vein. Gaster long ovate. Otherwise as in female.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 22; head length, frontal view 34; head width 43; mouth width 12; malar space 11; eye length 20; scape length 21; scape width 8.5; plaque length 8; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel+flagellum length 42; F1 length 4.5; F1 width 4; F2 length 4; F2 width 4; F3 length 5; F3 width 4; F4 length 4; F4 width 4; clava length 18; clava width 5; mesosoma length 67; mesosoma width 40; gaster length 75; gaster width 31; longest subbasal seta on F1, length 12.

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) . Paratypes (2♀ 2♂, MZLU, NHMUK) : 1♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, 6km ENE Vara Blanca , 10°11’N, 84°07’W, 2000m, 21.iv.2002, INBio, OET, ALAS; following from same locality as previous but collected iii.2002 (1♀ 1♂), iv.2002 (1♂) .

Etymology. From the Latin globus = globe, ball, referring to shape of antennal clava.

Figures

Figs 404–407. Galeopsomyia globosa, holotype ♀ – (404) habitus dorsal view; (405) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia gonzalezi, holotype ♀ – (406) habitus dorsal view; (407) habitus lateral view.

Figs 971–973. Head incl. antennae/body, lateral view, paratype ♂. (971) Galeopsomyia globosa; (972) G. gonzalezi; (973) G. gouaniae.