Galeopsomyia guillermopereirai 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 : 112-113

Galeopsomyia guillermopereirai Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 118, 119 , 1020)

Diagnosis (female). Flagellum short, clava solid and short, 1.7× as long as wide (Fig. 1020); genal carina present close to mouth opening only; mesoscutum ( Fig. 118 ) with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric, median part of midlobe with slightly elongate meshes, midlobe with a weak median groove in posterior two-thirds; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 118 ) with strong reticulation, submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved, situated far apart and diverging towards posterior part, without median groove; propodeum ( Fig. 118 ) with median carina triangular with anterior part raised; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; petiole transverse with strong sculpture; gaster ( Fig. 118 ) 2.1× as long as wide.

Female holotype: length of body 2.1mm (paratype 2.2mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge brown, pedicel and F1–F3 brown, clava dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, clypeus dark brown, frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes mainly black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Thoracic dorsum golden-green, mesoscutellum with median part metallic greenish-blue. Legs with coxae golden-green; trochanters and femora black with metallic tinges; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1-5 metallic bluish-green, Gt 6-7 golden-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with strong small-meshed reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; genal carina weak and present only close to mouth opening. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric, median part of midlobe with slightly elongate meshes; midlobe with a weak median groove in posterior two-thirds, with 14 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on median part and slightly elongate on lateral parts; submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved, situated far apart and diverging towards posterior part; anterior pair of setae placed in the middle of mesoscutellum. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with triangular median carina, concave; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with six setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster ovate-elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 without transverse carina or edge dorsally, with weak reticulation and shiny, Gt 2-7 with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 36; POL 13.5; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 51; mouth width 14; malar space 14.5; eye length 21; scape length 17; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 38; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 6; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 5; F2 width 5; F3 length 4.5; F3 width 6; clava length 12; clava width 7; C3 length 3.5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 68; mesosoma width 50; midlobe of mesoscutum length 28.5; mesoscutellum length 25; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 13.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part13; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 16; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 31; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 89; gaster width 43; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 8; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 18; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 6; Gt

7 width (measured at base) 11; longest cercal seta length; shortest cercal seta length.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Upala, Bijagua , Alb. Heliconias, Sendero Lago Danto , LN 423760_298100, 1100m, 17.iii-17.iv.2000, J.D. Gutiérrez ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Cacao , 10.9292°, N 85.4643° W, 1220m, 30.x-6.xi.2014, D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs (barcoded specimen, BIOUG 31518- C 05) ( MZLU) .

Etymology. Named in honour of Guillermo Pereira in recognition of his years of dedicated management of the ICE Malaise traps at the geothermal site PL12 at the base of Volcan Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica, the traps that caught this and other Galeopsomyia .

Figures

Figs 116–119. Galeopsomyia guanacastensis, holotype ♀ – (116) habitus dorsal view; (117) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia guillermopereirai, holotype ♀ – (118) habitus dorsal view; (119) habitus lateral view.