Galeopsomyia noblitis 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 : 417-418

Galeopsomyia noblitis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 544, 545 , 853 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 853 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 544 ) 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 posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 544 ) with strong reticulation and some irregular carinae medially; petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 544 ) 2.5× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 3.0mm (paratypes 1.6–2.9mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, part frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum golden-green, mesoscutellum and propodeum metallic bluish-green. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green; trochanters dark brown; femora golden-green with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster metallic bluish-green, Gt 7 with apical half black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, frons partly with strong reticulation and partly rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with a strong genal carina that reaches to level of lower margin of eye. Vertex with strong 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 with an indistinct median groove in posterior half, with 18 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 posterior part; with six setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands in posterior part; with strong reticulation and some irregular carinae medially; callus with five setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak re- ticulation. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 45; POL 12; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 6; head width 58; mouth width 20; malar space 17; eye length 25; scape length 21; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 67; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 10; F1 width 6; F2 length 12; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 11.5; F3 width 6; clava length 23; clava width 6; C3 length 6.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 84; mesosoma width 55; midlobe of mesoscutum length 33; mesoscutellum length 32; mesoscutellum width 26; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 10.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 15; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5.5; dorsellum length 3.5; propodeum length 14; costal cell length 46; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 44; stigmal vein length 13.5; gaster length 133; gaster width 53; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 13; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 25; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 17; longest cercal seta length 17; shortest cercal seta length 7.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Casa Coca , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450-1700m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, swept, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ( MZLU) . Paratypes (17♀, CNC, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 3♀ with same label data as holotype ; 3♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Estacion , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, swept& malaise trap, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ; 4♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Los Gigantes , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, swept& malaise trap, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces , 8º47’N, 82º58’W, 1000-1300m, 7-19.ii.2007, C. Hansson ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Estación Biológica Las Alturas , 8°57’N, 82°50’W, 1500m, 17-18.ii.2012, J.S. Noyes ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Parque Nacional Volcan Arenal , 10º26’N, 84º43’W, 600m, 26.ii.2013, J.S. Noyes ; 3♀ COSTA RICA, San José, Zurqui de Moravia , 10º03’03’’N, 84º00’22’’W, 1600m, iv.1992, P. Hanson ; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected ix-x.1993 .

Figures

Figs 544–547. Galeopsomyia noblitis, holotype ♀ – (544) habitus dorsal view; (545) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia oasis, holotype ♀ – (546) habitus dorsal view; (547) habitus lateral view.

Figs 850–855. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (850) Galeopsomyia myrsineae; (851) G. osaensis; (852) G. nishidai; (853) G. noblitis; (854) G. opala; (855) G. opima.