Galeopsomyia macanis Hansson, 2023

Hansson, Christer & Hanson, Paul E., 2023, HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5 The genus Galeopsomyia Girault by Christer Hansson * & Paul E. Hanson **, Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 3 (1), pp. 1-743 : 366-367

Galeopsomyia macanis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 472, 473 , 819 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with long spicule and weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 819 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 472 ) with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with a median groove in anterior two-thirds, submedian grooves diverging strongly towards posterior part, ratio distance between grooves anteriorly/posteriorly = 0.55; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 472 ) with strong reticulation and irregular carinae, callus with five setae; fore wing with two setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 472 ) 2.0× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 1.9mm (paratype 1.5mm).

Scape and pedicel yellowish-brown, flagellum brown. Head black with metallic tinges, clypeus brown. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum black with metallic tinges; propodeum black with very weak metallic green tinges. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa black; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown to yellowish-white, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster black with metallic tinges; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with wrinkled sculpture; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part. Occipital margin ±carinate.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a median groove in posterior half, and with six adnotaular setae in one row. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, straight and diverging strongly towards posterior part; with median groove in anterior two-thirds; with five setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, without median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with five setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with two setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 20; head length, frontal view 34; POL 10.5; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 47; mouth width 12; malar space 13; eye length 18.5; scape length 17.5; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 53; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 6; F1 width 4; F2 length 8; F2 width 4; F3 length 8; F3 width 4; clava length 20; clava width 5; C3 length 7; spicule length 2.5; mesosoma length 61; mesosoma width 43; midlobe of mesoscutum length 23.5; mesoscutellum length 23; mesoscutellum width 21.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 5.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 11.5; costal cell length 33; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 30; stigmal vein length 11; gaster length 80; gaster width 40; Gt2 length (measured medially) 8; Gt4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt7 width (measured at base) 13; longest cercal seta length 20; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Biológica Monteverde , 10º20′N, 84º49′W, 1540m, 26.ii.2007, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Los Gigantes, 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, swept, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ( MZLU) .

Figures

Figs 472–475. Galeopsomyia macanis, holotype ♀ – (472) habitus dorsal view; (473) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia maculifer, holotype ♀ – (474) habitus dorsal view; (475) 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.