Galeopsomyia wilsonae 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 : 470-471

Galeopsomyia wilsonae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 622, 623 , 877 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 877 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 622 ) with outer margin of submedian grooves absent, median part with very weak reticulation with elongate meshes, with a median groove in anterior one-fifth, lateral parts rugose; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 622 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with five setae; fore and mid coxae yellowish-brown, hind coxa golden-green with anterior and apical parts yellowish-brown ( Fig. 623 ); petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 622 ) 4.6× as long as wide with Gt 7 very long, 2.9× as long as width at base, medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, Gt 1-2 with weak reticulation, Gt 3-7 with stronger reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 3.7mm (paratypes 3.5–4.6mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel brown, flagellum dark brown to black. Head with frons golden-green, antennal scrobes black with metallic tinges and clypeus dark brown with sides yellowish-brown; vertex black with metallic blue and purple tinges. Mesoscutum golden-green with red tinges, propodeum golden-green. Legs yellowish-white, hind coxa with postero-basal half golden-green. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green with posterior margin metallic purple, Gt2-5 metallic purple, Gt6-7 black; gonoplac black.

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

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation and isodiametric meshes on sidelobes, midlobe with strong reticulation and elongate meshes on median part, rugose on parts close to notauli, with median groove in posterior two-thirds; midlobe with 17 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with outer margin of submedian grooves absent, median part with very weak reticulation with elongate meshes, and with a median groove in anterior one-fifth, lateral parts rugose with ten scattered setae. Dorsellum with very weak reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a wide median carina that is expanded in posterior part, posterior part with a shallow fovea; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with five setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation. Fore wing with 7&8 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster very elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; Gt 1-2 with weak reticulation, remaining tergites with stronger reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 26; head length, frontal view 48; POL 11; OOL 7.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5.5; head width 61; mouth width 20; malar space 17; eye length 26; scape length 24; scape width 5.3; pedicel+flagellum length 80; pedicel length 8.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 14; F1 width 5.2; F2 length 14.5; F2 width 5.2; F3 length 13.5; F3 width 5.2; clava length 25; clava width 6; C3 length 8.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 83; mesosoma width 53; midlobe of mesoscutum length 35; mesoscutellum length 29; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 6; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 12; costal cell length 47; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 51; stigmal vein length 11.5; gaster length 192; gaster width 42; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 15; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 25; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 52; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 18; longest cercal seta length 18; shortest cercal seta length 7.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces , 8º47’N, 82º58’W, 1000-1300m, 7-19.ii.2007, C. Hansson ( MZLU) . Paratypes (4♀, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK): 3♀ from same locality as holotype but collected 18-22.iii.1990 ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, 11km SE La Virgen , 10°20’N, 84°04’W, 450-550m, 23.ii-20.iv.2003, INBio, OET, ALAS .

Etymology. Named in honour of Catherine Wilson, one of the founders of Wilson Botanical Garden, type locality for this species.

Figures

Figs 620–623. Galeopsomyia weinmanniae, holotype ♀ – (620) habitus dorsal view; (621) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia wilsonae, holotype ♀ – (622) habitus dorsal view; (623) habitus lateral view.

Figs 872–878. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (872) Galeopsomyia triozae; (873) G. tigrensis; (874) G. umanai; (875) G. veluda; (876) G. truncata; (877) G. wilsonae; (878) G. verbesinae.