Galeopsomyia gigantensis 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 : 316-317

Galeopsomyia gigantensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 400, 401 , 1073)

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava (Fig. 1073); subocular fovea small; genal carina short and weak, present just close to mouth opening; midlobe of mesoscutum ( Fig. 400 ) with 16 scattered adnotaular setae; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 400 ) with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with stronger reticulation, meshes elongate, with a complete median groove, submedian grooves strong and slightly curved, ±parallel; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 400 ) with strong carinae, callus with seven setae; fore coxa yellowish-brown ( Fig. 401 ); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 400 ) 2.3× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with weak reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.6mm (paratypes 2.2–2.6mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown, F1 and F2 yellowish-white ventrally. Head with frons including scrobes and vertex golden-green, clypeus yellowish-brown. Thoracic dorsum metallic greenish-blue. Legs with fore coxa yellowish-brown, mid coxa pale brown, hind coxa metallic greenish-blue; trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, femora darker at base. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic greenish-blue, Gt 2-4 metallic purple, Gt5-7 with basal half dark brown and apical half metallic greenish-blue, Gt6 also with golden tinges in posterior half; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; genal carina short and weak, present just close to mouth opening. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a median groove in posterior two-thirds, and with 16 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with stronger reticulation, meshes elongate, with a complete median groove; submedian grooves strong and slightly curved, ±parallel; with ten setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, without median carina. Propodeum with complete median carina and with some irregular carinae on either side, with strong reticulation; callus with seven setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row broken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with short longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 26; head length, frontal view 42; POL 9.5; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 51; mouth width 19; malar space 16; eye length 23; scape length 21.5; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 50; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 10; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 8.5; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 7.5; F3 width 5; clava length 15; clava width 6; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 78; mesosoma width 49; midlobe of mesoscutum length 31; mesoscutellum length 30; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 9; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part10.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 12.5; costal cell length 42; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 34; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 100; gaster width 44.5; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 13; longest cercal seta length 14; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Los Gigantes , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002 , yellow pan trap, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ( MZLU) . Paratypes (9♀, CNC, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Reserva Forestal Monte Alto , Cerro Romo, LN 220700_ 382545, 883m, 27-29.x.2001 , I. Jiménez; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Bosque Nacional Díria, Vista del Mar , LN 233900_ 358750, 890m, 18.ix-18.x.2001 , malaise trap, I. Jiménez; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected 18.x-15.xi.2001 ; 3♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Santo Domingo, INBio-Parque, iii.2002 , J.S. Noyes & J.A. Azofeifa; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected 12.ii.2011 ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, San José, Zurqui de Moravia , 10º03’03’’N, 84º00’22’’W, 1600m, x.1993 , P. Hanson; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected x.1995 .

Etymology. Named after type locality, sendero Los Gigantes.

Figures

Figs 400–403. Galeopsomyia gigantensis, holotype ♀ – (400) habitus dorsal view; (401) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia giria, holotype ♀ – (402) habitus dorsal view; (403) habitus lateral view.