Galeopsomyia itabunaensis 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 : 121-122

Galeopsomyia itabunaensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 132, 133 , 709 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava solid ( Fig. 709 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 132 ) 0.8× as long as wide with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with a weak median groove; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 132 ) 1.9× as long as wide, Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.2mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum metallic bluish-purple, propodeum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1-2 metallic blue, Gt 3-5 golden-purple; Gt 6 metallic bluish-purple, Gt 7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe without a median groove, with 12 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; with a weak median groove in anterior two-thirds; submedian grooves weak, ±straight and diverging towards posterior part; anterior pair of setae situated in front of the middle. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeal callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster ovate-elongate; Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 40; POL 11; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 54.5; mouth width 13.5; malar space 13.5; eye length 26; scape length 17; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 42.5; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 6.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 6; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 5.5; clava length 15; clava width 6; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 68; mesosoma width 51; midlobe of mesoscutum length 25; mesoscutellum length 23; mesoscutellum width 28; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 12; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 14.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 3.5; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 36; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 31; stigmal vein length 9; gaster length 88; gaster width 46; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 20; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 15; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Brazil.

Material examined. Holotype ♀ BRAZIL, Bahia, Itabuna , ii.1983, F. Benton ( NHMUK).

Etymology. Named after type locality.

Figures

Figs 132–135. Galeopsomyia itabunaensis, holotype ♀ – (132) habitus dorsal view; (133) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia janzeni, holotype ♀ – (134) habitus dorsal view; (135) habitus lateral view.

Figs 702–709. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (702) Galeopsomyia carinata; (703) G. estera; (704) G. hallwachsae; (705) G. domingoensis; (706) G. herediensis; (707) G. harryramirezi; (708) G. iangauldi; (709) G. itabunaensis.