Galeopsomyia mucuriensis 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 : 143-144

Galeopsomyia mucuriensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 166, 167 , 1037)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava solid (Fig. 1037); genal carina present; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum ( Fig. 166 ) with very strong reticulation, with different colours; propodeal callus with ten setae; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 166 ) ovate-elongate, 2.3× as long as wide, with dorsal surface flat, medio-basal Gt 1 with a transverse edge dorsally, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 1.8mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-purple, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic purple. Mesoscutum and propodeum metallic blue with purple tinges, mesoscutellum black with purple tinges. Legs with fore and hind coxae black with metallic tinges, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters dark brown; femora dark brown; tibiae yellowish-brown to yellowish-white; T1–3 yellowish-white, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green, remaining tergites golden-purple; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with very strong reticulation, meshes ±isodiametric; midlobe without a median groove, with eight scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with very strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric to slightly elongate, submedian grooves very weak and hardly traceable, with a weak median groove; anterior pair of setae situated in front of the middle. Dorsellum with strong sculpture. Propodeal callus with ten setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse. Gaster elongate and ±flattened dorsally; medio-basal Gt 1 with a transverse edge dorsally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 21; head length, frontal view 35; POL 9.5; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 45; mouth width 14.5; malar space 11.5; eye length 19.5; scape length 17; scape width 3.2; pedicel+flagellum length 42; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.2; F1 length 7.5; F1 width 4; F2 length 6; F2 width 5; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 5; clava length 13.5; clava width 5; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 52; mesosoma width 40; midlobe of mesoscutum length 20; mesoscutellum length 20; mesoscutellum width 20; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) nm; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part nm; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part nm; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) nm; dorsellum length 2; propodeum length 8; costal cell length 26; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.2; marginal vein length 27; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 78; gaster width 34; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 13; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 9.5; longest cercal seta length 9; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Brazil.

Material examined. Holotype ♀ BRAZIL, Bahia, Mucuri , xi.1978, F. Benton ( NHMUK).

Etymology. Named after type locality.

Figures

Figs 164–167. Galeopsomyia monteverdensis, holotype ♀ – (164) habitus dorsal view; (165) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia mucuriensis, holotype ♀ – (166) habitus dorsal view; (167) habitus lateral view.