Galeopsomyia majalis 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 : 371-372

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8372024

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10165733

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0399D61F-5627-FE8C-FE0C-FF2EFB245666

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scientific name

Galeopsomyia majalis Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia majalis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 478, 479 View Figs 476–479 , 827 View Figs 827–833 , 983 View Figs 983–985 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava solid ( Fig. 827 View Figs 827–833 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 478 View Figs 476–479 ) with strong reticulation on median part and with a complete median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves slightly curved with outer margin indistinct; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 478 View Figs 476–479 ) medially with a few strong irregular carinae, laterally with strong reticulation, callus with six setae; petiole transverse; gaster ( Fig. 478 View Figs 476–479 ) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation, gonoplac yellowish-brown ( Fig. 479 View Figs 476–479 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.0mm (paratypes 1.6–2.6mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green with median part metallic bluish-green, abovel level of toruli metallic bluish-purple, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green with purple tinges. Legs with fore and hind coxae dark brown with metallic blue tinges and with apex yellowish-brown, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-white; T1–3 yellowish-white, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-purple with posterior margin golden-purple, Gt 2-4 golden-purple, Gt 5-6 metallic bluish-purple, Gt 7 dark brown; gonoplac yellowish-brown.

Antenna with solid clava. 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. Occipital margin with a carina behind ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe rugose close to notauli; midlobe with a median groove in posterior half, with 18 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation on median part and with a complete median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves with outer margin indistinct, curved and diverging towards posterior part; with ten setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum medially with a few strong irregular carinae, laterally with strong reticulation; callus with six 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 broken.

Petiole transverse. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 36; POL 9.5; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 50; mouth width 17; malar space 13; eye length 25; scape length 17; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 50; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 7.5; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 8; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 7.5; F3 width 5; clava length 17.5; clava width 5; C3 length 6; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 63; mesosoma width 46; midlobe of mesoscutum length 26; mesoscutellum length 25; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 9; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 11; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 6; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 8; costal cell length 32; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.2; marginal vein length 27; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 84; gaster width 40; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 8; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 12.5; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 11; longest cercal seta length 12.5; shortest cercal seta length 5.5.

Male. Length of body of body 1.3–1.6mm.

Antenna ( Fig. 983 View Figs 983–985 ) with scape widest just above the middle; plaque dark brown and situated in apical half, but below apex; dorso-basal whorls of long setae present on F1–F4 and a ventro-basal whorl of long setae on C1. Gaster long ovate; Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation. Otherwise as in female.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 19; head length, frontal view 32; head width 43.5; mouth width 14.5; malar space 11; eye length 19; scape length 15; scape width 5.5; plaque length 7; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel+flagellum length 62; F1 length 4.5; F1 width 3.5; F2 length 8.5; F2 width 3.5; F3 length 9.5; F3 width 3.5; F4 length 10.5; F4 width 3.5; clava length 22; clava width 3.5; mesosoma length 59; mesosoma width 39; gaster length 60; gaster width 25; longest subbasal seta on F1, length 30.

Hosts. Reared from flower galls (spherical, 5 mm in diameter) on Inga punctata ( Fabaceae ) and leaf galls on Cissampelos sp. ( Menispermaceae ), both induced by unidentified Cecidomyiidae .

Distribution. Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Santo Domingo , xi.2002, from Inga punctata flower gall, P. Hanson ( NHMUK) . Paratypes (46♀ 17♂, CNC, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 4♀ 2♂ with same label data as holotype ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Santo Domingo , INBio-Parque, 11-25.ii.2006, J.S. Noyes ; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected 14.ii.2009 ; 6♀ 2♂ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Zona Protectorada Miravalles, Las Hornillas, Tajo ICE, LN 299400_ 409200, 900m, 21.viii.2004, swept, J.A.Azofeifa ; 8♀ 2♂ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Zona Protectorada Miravalles, Cabro Muco , LN 299151_410000, 9.ix.2004, J.A. Azofeifa ; 7♀ 4♂ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Parque Nacional Carara , 360m, viii.1999, from Cissampelos leaf gall, Sakurai ; 8♀ 7♂ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Jardin Botanico, Las Cruces , 5.vi.1988, 1200m, from leaf gall on Cissampelos, P. Hanson ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Reserva Privada Karen Mogensen , 9º52′N, 85º03′W, 305m, 19-20.ii.2009, J.S. Noyes GoogleMaps ; 4♀ ECUADOR, Napo, Misahualli , 18-20.ii.1983, Lars Huggert ; 1♀ ECUADOR, Napo, Lumbaqui , 10-11.iii.1983, Lars Huggert ; 1♀ PERU, Loreto, Iquitos, Rio Nanay , 4-6.ii.1984, Lars Huggert ; 1♀ PERU, Loreto, Iquitos , 9.ii.1984, Lars Huggert ; 1♀ PERU, Loreto, Iquitos, Barillai , 10.ii.1984, Lars Huggert ; 1♀ PERU, Junin, Satipo , 20.i.1984, Lars Huggert ; 1♀ PERU, Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado , 3.i.1984, Lars Huggert .

NHMUK

NHMUK

CNC

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa, Canadian National Collection of Insects

MZLU

Sweden, Lund, Lund University

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

CNC

Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes

MZLU

Lund University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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