Galeopsomyia pardis 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 : 434-435

Galeopsomyia pardis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 570, 571 , 860 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a solid clava ( Fig. 860 ); genal carina present but short; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 570 ) with weak reticulation on median part and without median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; outer margin of submedian grooves indistinct, ±straight and diverging slightly towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 570 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with four setae; petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 570 ) 1.8× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with weak reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 1.7mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green with golden tinges. Legs with fore and hind coxae golden-green, 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 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-green, Gt2-4 golden-purple, Gt5 golden-purple medially and metallic bluish-green laterally, Gt6-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; genal carina short, present just close to mouth opening. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with transverse carinae inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a weak median groove in posterior half, with nine scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and without median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; outer margin of submedian grooves indistinct, ±straight and diverging slightly towards posterior part; with nine setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a narrow median carina that expands posteriorly; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with four 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 open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster ovate-elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 21; head length, frontal view 33; POL 8; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 41; mouth width 13.5; malar space 11; eye length 19; scape length 14.5; scape width 3.5; pedicel+flagellum length 39; pedicel length 6; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 6; F1 width 3.5; F2 length 6; F2 width 4; F3 length 6; F3 width 5; clava length 12.5; clava width 5; C3 length 4; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 50; mesosoma width 38; midlobe of mesoscutum length 21; mesoscutellum length 20; mesoscutellum width 21; 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 7.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 2; propodeum length 7; costal cell length 28; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 22; stigmal vein length 8.5; gaster length 67; gaster width 37; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 13; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 7; Gt

7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length nm; shortest cercal seta length nm.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Reserva Forestal Monte Alto , Cerro Romo, LN 220700_ 382545, 883m, 27-29.x.2001, swept, I. Jimenez ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 568–571. Galeopsomyia palotis, holotype ♀ – (568) habitus dorsal view; (569) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia pardis, holotype ♀ – (570) habitus dorsal view; (571) habitus lateral view.

Figs 856–863. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (856) Galeopsomyia nigricans; (857) G. orillia; (858) G. palenta; (859) G. pagana; (860) G. pardis; (861) G. pava; (862) G. pensada; (863) G. preta.