Galeopsomyia milagra 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 : 389-390

Galeopsomyia milagra Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 506, 507 , 839 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 839 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 506 ) with weak reticulation on median part and a weak but complete median groove, lateral parts rugose, submedian grooves with outer margin indistinct, inner magins uneven, subdivided by transverse carinae, and diverging towards posterior part, median part 3.7× as long as wide; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 506 ) with strong irregular carinae, callus with ten setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 506 ) 2.3× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with weak reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 3.2mm (paratype 2.8mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green; trochanters yellowish-brown; fore and mid femora with basal half dark brown, hind femur with basal half metallic bluish-green, apical half of all femora yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1,5,6 metallic bluish-green, Gt 2-4 golden-purple, Gt 7 with basal half metallic bluish-green and apical half black; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with a 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 wrinkled sculpture.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose; midlobe with a weak median groove in posterior two-thirds, with 17 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and a weak but complete median groove, lateral parts rugose; submedian grooves with outer margin indistinct, inner magins uneven, with transverse carinae, and diverging towards posterior part; with 15 setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands in posterior part; with strong irregular carinae; callus with ten 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; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 23; head length, frontal view 37; POL 9; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 51; mouth width nm; malar space 16; eye length 21; scape length 18; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 57; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 9.5; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 10; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 9; F3 width 4.5; clava length 17.5; clava width 5; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 69; mesosoma width 49; midlobe of mesoscutum length 29.5; mesoscutellum length 26; mesoscutellum width 23.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 9; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 12; costal cell length 38; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 31; stigmal vein length 11.5; gaster length 97; gaster width 42.5; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 19; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, 16km SSE La Virgen , 10°16’N, 84°06’W, 1050-1150m, 9-22. iv.2001, 11/M/NOTN, INBio-OET-ALAS ( NHMUK) . Paratype 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Reserva Privada Karen Mogensen , 9º52′N, 85º03′W, 305m, 14-15.ii.2005, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) .

Figures

Figs 504–507. Galeopsomyia miga, holotype ♀ – (504) habitus dorsal view; (505) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia milagra, holotype ♀ – (506) habitus dorsal view; (507) habitus lateral view.

Figs 834–840. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (834) Galeopsomyia melasoma; (835) G. mora; (836) G. nana; (837) G. marbis; (838) G. methea; (839) G. milagra; (840) G. miliaris.