Galeopsomyia seminarum 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 : 157-159

Galeopsomyia seminarum Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 15 , 188, 189 , 723 , 958 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava ( Fig. 723 ); genal carina absent; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 188 ) with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with indistinct submedian grooves that diverge towards posterior part, and with a ±complete median groove; hind coxa with a carina along posterior part in apical one-third; petiole yellowish-brown, conical and smooth; gaster ( Fig. 188 ) 2.8× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp transverse edge dorsally, with weak reticulation; Gt 2 0.12× as long as Gt 4; gonoplac yellowish-brown ( Fig. 189 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.7mm (paratypes 2.0– 2.6mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, antennal scrobes black, clypeus dark brown, vertex metallic greenish-blue. Pronotum metallic greenish-blue. Mesoscutum golden-green. Mesoscutellum metallic greenish-blue with median part golden. Dorsellum metallic greenish-blue. Propodeum golden-green in anterior half, metallic greenish-blue in posterior half. Legs with coxae metallic greenish-blue; trochanters yellowish-brown; fore and mid femora with basal half dark brown, apical half yellowish-brown, hind femur metallic greenish-blue with apical one-quarter yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown to yellowish-white, T4 dark brown. Petiole yellowish-brown. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic greenish-blue with posterior margin dark brown with metallic tinges, Gt 2–4 dark brown with metallic tinges, Gt 5–7 metallic greenish-blue; gonoplac yellowish-brown.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation; scrobes with weak reticulation; without genal carina.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric; midlobe with ten adnotaular setae in 2–3 rows. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with indistinct submedian grooves that diverge towards posterior part, and with a ±complete median groove; anterior pair of setae placed in the middle of mesoscutellum. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with a strong and narrow median carina; callus with 2–3 setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a strong carina along posterior margin in lower one-third. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole conical and smooth. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp transverse edge dorsally; Gt 1-2 with weak reticulation and shiny, Gt 3-7 with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 40; POL 12; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 51; mouth width 19; malar space 15; eye length 21; scape length 18; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 48; pedicel length 9; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 7.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 7; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 6; F3 width 6; clava length 15.5; clava width 6.5; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 71; mesosoma width 47; midlobe of mesoscutum length 26; mesoscutellum length 27; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 13; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 16; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 35; stigmal vein length 7.5; gaster length 111; gaster width 39; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 4.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 39; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 13; Gt

7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 9; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Length of body 1.6mm.

Antenna ( Fig. 958 ) with scape widest at apex; plaque white, surrounded by a black ring and situated close to apex; dorso-basal whorls of long setae present on F1–F4 and C1. Gaster long ovate; all tergites with strong reticulation. Otherwise as in female.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 20; head length, frontal view 34; head width 42; mouth width 17; malar space 13; eye length 17; scape length 15; scape width 5; plaque length 2.5; pedicel length 7; pedicel+flagellum length 60; F1 length 5.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 8.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 9; F3 width 4.5; F4 length 8; F4 width 4.5; clava length 22; clava width 4.5; mesosoma length 55; mesosoma width 37.5; gaster length 70; gaster width 29; longest subbasal seta on F1, length 37.

Hosts. Reared from seeds of Portulacea oleracea ( Portulacaceae ).

Distribution. Colombia, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Santo Domingo , INBio-Parque, 11-25.ii.2006, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) . Paratypes (10♀ 1♂, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 1♀ from same locality as holotype but collected iii.2002 ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Reserva Privada Karen Mogensen , 9º52′N 85º03′W, 305m, 14-15.ii.2005, J.S. Noyes ; 1♀ TRINIDAD, St. George, Lopinot , 10.viii.1976, J.S. Noyes ; 1♀ TRINIDAD, St. George, St. Augustine , viii.1976, F.D. Bennett ; 6♀ 1♂ COLOMBIA, from Portulacea oleracea seeds [no precise location or collection date given] .

Etymology. From the Latin semen = seed, and the suffix - arum = from.

Figures

Figs 15–22. Galeopsomyia spp., ♀. 15–17. Head lateral view – (15) G. seminarum; (16) G. noyesi (arrow pointing at short genal carina); (17) G. graciliclava (arrow pointing at long genal carina). 18–19. Fore coxa lateral view – (18) G. myrsineae (arrow pointing at carina along anterior margin); (19) G. alas (arrow pointing at carina along posterior margin). 20–21. Hind coxa lateral view – (20) G. noyesi; (21) G. aliosa (arrow pointing at carina along posterior margin). 22. G. carinifer, dorsellum (arrow pointing at median carina).

Figs 188–191. Galeopsomyia seminarum, holotype ♀ – (188) habitus dorsal view; (189) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia springerae, holotype ♀ – (190) habitus dorsal view; (191) habitus lateral view.

Figs 717–723. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (717) Galeopsomyia perseae; (718) G. ramyamanjunathae; (719) G. saga; (720) G. noyesi; (721) G. plaumanni; (722) G. rubii; (723) G. seminarum.

Figs 955–958. Head incl. antennae/body, lateral view, paratype ♂. (955) Galeopsomyia duniagarciae; (956) G. gallarum; (957) G. manuelperereirai; (958) G. seminarum.