Galeopsomyia jimenezi 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 : 123-124

Galeopsomyia jimenezi Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 136, 137 , 712 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 712 ); with genal carina; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum ( Fig. 136 ) with strong reticulation, mesoscutellum with very weak submedian grooves that run close to and parallel with lateral margins of mesoscutellum; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 136 ) 2.5× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with a transverse edge dorsally.

Female holotype: length of body 1.7mm (paratype 2.0mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head metallic bluish-purple, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black. Thoracic dorsum black with bluish-purple tinges. Legs with fore and hind coxae dark brown to black with metallic tinges, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic blue, Gt 2-5 golden-purple, Gt 6-7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe without a median groove, with five adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves very weak, running close to and parallel with lateral margins of mesoscutellum. Dorsellum with strong sculpture. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with three setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row sparse but ±unbroken.

Petiole transverse. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a transverse edge dorsally; tergites with strong reticulation, Gt 1 with slightly weaker reticulation and more shiny.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 19; head length, frontal view 32; POL 9; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 3.5; head width 41; mouth width 11; malar space 12.5; eye length 17; scape length 15; scape width 3.2; pedicel+flagellum length 42; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.2; F1 length 7; F1 width 4; F2 length 5.5; F2 width 4; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 4.5; clava length 14.5; clava width 5; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 45; mesosoma width 33; midlobe of mesoscutum length 16; mesoscutellum length 16.5; mesoscutellum width 16; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 6; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 2.5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 7.5; costal cell length 24; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 1.5; marginal vein length 25; stigmal vein length 7.5; gaster length 75; gaster width 30; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 10; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Parque Nacional Diriá, Retallano Alrededores Torre control de incendios, LN 238550_358650, 600-700m, 1.xii-i.2002, I. Jiménez ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa , 300m, SE-7-O, 28.xii.1985 - 18.i.1986, D.H. Janzen & I.D. Gauld ( NHMUK) .

Etymology. Named in honour of Iván Jiménez, former parataxonomist at INBio and collector of material of this and many other Costa Rican Eulophidae .

Figures

Figs 136–139. Galeopsomyia jimenezi, holotype ♀ – (136) habitus dorsal view; (137) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia labilis, holotype ♀ – (138) habitus dorsal view; (139) habitus lateral view.

Figs 710–716. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (710) Galeopsomyia janzeni; (711) G. monteverdensis; (712) G. jimenezi; (713) G. labilis; (714) G. manuelperereira; (715) G. mimosa; (716) G. mogensenae.