Galeopsomyia veluda 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 : 464-465

Galeopsomyia veluda Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 616, 617 , 875 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 875 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 616 ) with median part with weak reticulation, submedian grooves curved and diverging towards both anterior and posterior parts, subdivided by several transverse carinae and with outer margin indistinct, lateral parts with strong reticulation; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 616 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with two setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 616 ) 2.2× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae, Gt1-3 with weak reticulation, Gt4-7 with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 1.7mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, clypeus dark brown, frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green with purple tinges. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae black with metallic bluish-green tinges, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora with basal half fuscous and apical half yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-green, Gt2-5 golden-purple, Gt6-7 golden-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with weak 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, midlobe rugose close to notauli; midlobe without a median groove, with 15 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and without median groove, submedian grooves curved and diverging towards anterior and posterior parts, subdivided by transverse carinae and with outer margin indistinct; lateral parts with strong reticulation and with 12 scattered setae. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, without median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands in posterior part; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae; Gt 1-3 with weak reticulation, Gt 4-7 with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 18.5; head length, frontal view 34.5; POL 9; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 41.5; mouth width 11.5; malar space 13; eye length 18; scape length 17; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 51; pedicel length 6; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 8; F1 width 4; F2 length 8.5; F2 width 4; F3 length 7.5; F3 width 4.5; clava length 17.5; clava width 5; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 56; mesosoma width 41; midlobe of mesoscutum length 23; mesoscutellum length 22; mesoscutellum width 19; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 5.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 8.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 9.5; costal cell length 29; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 35; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 83; gaster width 37; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 8.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 13; longest cercal seta length 14; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Buenos Aires, Estación Altamira , Sendero Los Gigantes, LS 572200_ 331700, 1450m, 15.vii-16.viii 2000, D. Rubí ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 616–619. Galeopsomyia ventrosa, holotype ♀ – (616) habitus dorsal view; (617) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia verbesinae, holotype ♀ – (618) habitus dorsal view; (619) habitus lateral view.

Figs 872–878. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (872) Galeopsomyia triozae; (873) G. tigrensis; (874) G. umanai; (875) G. veluda; (876) G. truncata; (877) G. wilsonae; (878) G. verbesinae.