Galeopsomyia volcanensis 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 : 168-169

Galeopsomyia volcanensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 204, 205 , 936 , 1045)

Diagnosis (female). Antenna short, e.g. F3 0.6× as long as wide, and stout, flagellum gradually expanding towards apex, clava solid (Fig. 1045); genal carina short, present close to mouth opening; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 204 ) with distinct submedian grooves and elongate meshes; propodeum ( Fig. 204 ) with median carina that splits in posterior part (Y-shaped carina) with anterior part strongly raised; hind coxa without carina along posterior margin; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 204 ) 1.8× as long as wide, Gt 2 0.4× as long as Gt 4, Gt 1 with weak reticulation, distinctly more shiny than remaining tergites.

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

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli medially golden-red, laterally golden-green, frons golden-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and propodeum golden-green. Legs with fore and mid coxae black with metallic tinges, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; trochanters dark brown; fore and mid femora black with apex yellowish-brown, hind femur black with golden tinges and with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster metallic bluish-green with purple and golden tinges; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a solid clava. 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 median groove, with 14 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with median part with weaker reticulation and more shiny than lateral parts and with meshes slightly elongate, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes distinctly elongate; submedian grooves with outer margin indistinct, wide apart, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; anterior pair of setae situated medially. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with median carina that splits in posterior part (Y-shaped carina), with anterior part strongly raised; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation, hind coxa without carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with 5–3 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster ovate-elongate; Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 38; POL 13.5; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 53.5; mouth width 14.5; malar space 15.5; eye length 21.5; scape length 17; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 42; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 6; F1 width 5; F2 length 5; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 4.5; F3 width 7; clava length 14; clava width 7.5; C3 length 4; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 73; mesosoma width 54; midlobe of mesoscutum length 29; mesoscutellum length 27.5; mesoscutellum width 28; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 15.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part15; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 18; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 38; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 31; stigmal vein length 7.5; gaster length 83; gaster width 45; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 6; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 15.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 18; longest cercal seta length 7; shortest cercal seta length 4.5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Parque Nacional Guanacaste, below Volcan Cacao , 400- 600m, 3.iii.1990, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Biológica Monteverde , 10º20′N, 84º49′W, 1540m, 26.ii.2007, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) .

Figures

Figs 204–207. Galeopsomyia volcanensis, holotype ♀ – (204) habitus dorsal view; (205) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia zunigai, holotype ♀ – (206) habitus dorsal view; (207) habitus lateral view.

Figs 933–950. Vertex, ♀ – (933) Galeopsomyia cabroensis ht; (934) G. estera ht; (935) G. trinidadensis ht; (936) G. volcanensis ht; (937) G. amadea ht; (938) G. mynta ht; (939) G. admirabilis ht; (940) G. crabra ht; (941) G. devania pt; (942) G. falla pt; (943) G. grandis ht; (944) G. moleris ht; (945) G. capillosa ht; (946) G. gobis ht; (947) G. hirsuta pt; (948) G. hirta ht; (949) G. papillosa ht; (950) G. aspratilis pt.