Galeopsomyia manotris 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 : 375-376

Galeopsomyia manotris Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 484, 485 , 826 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 826 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 484 ) with weak reticulation on median part and without a median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, straight and ±parallel; propodeum ( Fig. 484 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with two setae; gaster ( Fig. 484 ) short ovate, 1.6× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation, gonoplac very short, hardly protruding beyond Gt7 ( Fig. 485 ).

Female holotype: length of body 1.4mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae black with metallic tinges, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora with basal half dark brown and apical half yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-green, Gt2-4 golden-purple, Gt5-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part. Occipital margin with a carina behind ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a weak but complete median groove, and with nine scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and without a median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, straight and ±parallel; with six setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly, expanded part concave; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse. Gaster ovate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 19.5; head length, frontal view 31; POL 8; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 40.5; mouth width 11; malar space 10.5; eye length 17.5; scape length 14; scape width 3; pedicel+flagellum length 40; pedicel length 5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.2; F1 length 6.5; F1 width 4; F2 length 7; F2 width 4; F3 length 6; F3 width 4.5; clava length 14; clava width 5; C3 length 5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 49; mesosoma width 34; midlobe of mesoscutum length 18; mesoscutellum length 16.5; mesoscutellum width 18; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 7.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 8; costal cell length 24; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 1.8; marginal vein length 19; stigmal vein length 8; gaster length 51; gaster width 32; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 4; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length 10; shortest cercal seta length 4.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, La Cruz, Estación Biológica Maritza, LN 326900_ 373000, 600m, 27.i-2.ii.2001, E. Negro ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 484–487. Galeopsomyia manotris, holotype ♀ – (484) habitus dorsal view; (485) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia marbis, holotype ♀ – (486) habitus dorsal view; (487) habitus lateral view.

Figs 818–826. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (818) Galeopsomyia leonae; (819) G. macanis; (820) G. maculifer; (821) G. lunaniae; (822) G. lumbrada; (823) G. magra; (824) G. malandrina; (825) G. manga; (826) G. manotris.