Galeopsomyia baldosa 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 : 243-244

Galeopsomyia baldosa Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 296, 297 , 752 , 914 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 752 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 914 ) with median part with strong reticulation and a ±complete median groove, submedian grooves straight and parallel, with outer margin indistinct, with transverse and strong carinae, lateral parts rugose with 18 scattered setae; petiole transverse, dorsal part with sculpture; gaster ( Fig. 296 ) ovate, 1.7× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with short longitudinal carinae, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.3mm (paratypes 2.1–2.3mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, above this level metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic bluish-green, mid coxa black; trochanters brown; fore and mid femora dark brown to black with apex yellowish-brown, hind femur metallic bluish-green with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 dark brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1-2,5-7 metallic bluish-green, Gt

3-4 golden-purple; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a 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 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 and rugose close to notauli; midlobe with a median groove in posterior two-thirds, with 12 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with median part with strong reticulation and a ±complete median groove; submedian grooves straight and parallel, with outer margin indistinct, with transverse and strong carinae; lateral parts with 18 scattered setae. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with triangular and strong carina that expands anteriorly and posteriorly; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with three 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, dorsal part with sculpture. Gaster ovate; medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 44; POL 12; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 57; mouth width 19; malar space 18; eye length 24; scape length 19; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 57; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 10.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 10; F2 width 5; F3 length 8.5; F3 width 5.5; clava length 19; clava width 6; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 75; mesosoma width 56; midlobe of mesoscutum length 30; mesoscutellum length 29.5; mesoscutellum width 26; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 9; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 9; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 6; dorsellum length 3.5; propodeum length 12.5; costal cell length 38; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 33; stigmal vein length 13; gaster length 80; gaster width 46; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 9; 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, Heredia, 16km SSE La Virgen , 10°16’N, 84°06’W, 1050-1150m, 9-29. iii.2001, INBio, OET, ALAS ( NHMUK) . Paratypes (5♀, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK): 1♀ from same locality as holotype but collected 10-21.iii.2001 ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Parque Nacional Corcovado, Estación Agujas, La Tigrilla, LS 523600_ 274500, 600m, 15.iii-28.iv.2001, malaise trap, J. Azofeifa ; 2♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces , 8º47’N, 82º58’W, 1000-1300m, 7-19. ii.2007, C. Hansson ; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected 15-16.ii.2012 .

Figures

Figs 296–299. Galeopsomyia baldosa, holotype ♀ – (296) habitus dorsal view; (297) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia bariolis, holotype ♀ – (298) habitus dorsal view; (299) habitus lateral view.

Figs 751–759. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (751) Galeopsomyia atrata; (752) G. baldosa; (753) G. bicolor; (754) G. bestis; (755) G. boria; (756) G. bravis; (757) G. bricenoi; (758) G. burreadis; (759) G. carbonis.

Figs 907–914. Mesoscutellum dorsal view, holotype ♀ – (907) Galeopsomyia casacocaensis; (908) G. alas; (909) G. mynta; (910) G. corista; (911) G. ladrona; (912) G. methea; (913) G. amphis; (914) G. baldosa.