Galeopsomyia corista 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 : 173-174

Galeopsomyia corista Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 212, 213 , 725 , 910 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with F1 5.5×, F2 4.0×, F3 3.0× as long as wide ( Fig. 725 ); mesoscutellum ( Fig. 212 ) with weak reticulation on median part, slightly stronger on lateral parts, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct in posterior two-thirds and slightly diverging towards posterior part, indistinct in anterior one-third; fore and mid coxae yellowish-brown, hind coxa dark brown with anterior part paler, tibiae yellowish-brown ( Fig. 213 ); hind femur 3.6× as long as wide; petiole a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 212 ) very elongate, 4.2× as long as wide; gonoplac 1.1× as long as length of hind femur ( Fig. 213 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.5mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge brown, pedicel brown, and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic blue, clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Mesoscutum and propodeum metallic blue; mesoscutellum less metallic than mesoscutum and propodeum. Legs with fore and mid coxae yellowish-brown, hind coxa dark brown with anterior part paler; trochanters and tibiae yellowish-brown; femora dark brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 dark brown. Petiole yellowish-brown. Gaster with Gt 1 with anterior half metallic pale bluish and posterior half golden-purple, Gt 2-5 golden-purple, Gt 6-7 black; gonoplac black.

Face below level of toruli, including clypeus, with weak reticulation, frons with strong reticulation, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation. Vertex with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle, outside with weak reticulation. Occipital margin rounded,

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, slightly elongate on midlobe; midlobe without median groove, with three adnotaular setae in a single row. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, slightly stronger on lateral parts, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct in posterior two-thirds and slightly diverging towards posterior part, indistinct in anterior one-third. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation. Fore wing with two setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open towards base of wing; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster very elongate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 21; head length, frontal view 31; POL 6.5; OOL 4.5; lateral ocellus diameter 3.5; head width 36; mouth width 11; malar space 10.5; eye length 19.5; scape length 16; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 61; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 11; F1 width 2; F2 length 10; F2 width 2.5; F3 length 9; F3 width 3; clava length 20; clava width 4; C3 length 7; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 61; mesosoma width 32; midlobe of mesoscutum length 20; mesoscutellum length 20; mesoscutellum width 14.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 6.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 6; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 7; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 35; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 34; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 110; gaster width 26.5; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 13.5; longest cercal seta length 14; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Reserva Privada Karen Mogensen , 9º52′N, 85º03′W, 305m, 23-24.ii.2013, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 212–215. Galeopsomyia corista, holotype ♀ – (212) habitus dorsal view; (213) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia elegans, holotype ♀ – (214) habitus dorsal view; (215) habitus lateral view.

Figs 724–732. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (724) Galeopsomyia springerae; (725) G. corista; (726) G. fuga; (727) G. lama; (728) G. amadea; (729) G. rosea; (730) G. insignis; (731) G. admirabilis; (732) G. abra.

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.