Galeopsomyia estera 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 : 100-101

Galeopsomyia estera Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 100, 101 , 703 , 906 , 934 )

Diagnosis (female). Flagellum short, clava strong and solid ( Fig. 703 ); clypeus dark brown; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 100 ) with strong reticulation, submedian grooves weak, wide apart and diverging towards posterior part, with a very weak median groove; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 100 ) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 without transverse edge or carina dorsally, and with very weak reticulation and shiny, Gt with strong reticulation.

2-7

Female holotype: length of body 2.2mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black, clypeus dark brown; vertex black with metallic blue tinges. Mesoscutum golden-green, mesoscutellum and propodeum metallic bluish-green. Legs with coxae golden-green; trochanters dark brown; femora metallic bluish-green with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-white, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1,5,6 metallic bluish-green, Gt 2-4 golden-green in anterior half, metallic purple in posterior half, Gt 7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation, parts below eye and scrobes with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth; with a very short genal carina close to mouth opening. Vertex with strong reticulation, meshes transverse.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe without median groove, with nine adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; with a very weak median groove; submedian grooves weak, wide apart and diverging towards posterior part. Dorsellum with strong sculpture. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands in posterior part; 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 four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster ovate-elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 without transverse edge or carina dorsally, with very weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 41; POL 11.5; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 51; mouth width 15; malar space 14.5; eye length 22; scape length 18; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 45; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 6.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 6; F2 width 5; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 6; clava length 15; clava width 7; C3 length 5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 69; mesosoma width 48.5; midlobe of mesoscutum length 28; mesoscutellum length 25; mesoscutellum width 23.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 12; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part10.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 15; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 9; costal cell length 35; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 33; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 88; gaster width 43; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 21; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 6.5; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14.5; longest cercal seta length 10; shortest cercal seta length 4.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Estación Maritza , LN 326900_ 373000, 500m, 25.i-2. ii.2001, Thomas, Rio, Moraga ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 100–103. Galeopsomyia estera, holotype ♀ – (100) habitus dorsal view; (101) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia fernandezae, holotype ♀ – (102) habitus dorsal view; (103) 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.

Figs 898–906. Head frontal view, ♀ – (898) Galeopsomyia multisulcata n-t; (899) G. capillosa ht; (900) G. hirsuta ht; (901) G. papillosa ht; (902) G. scabiosa ht; (903) G. aspratilis pt; (904) G. asilis pt; (905) G. manuelperereirai ht, head lateral view; (906) G. estera ht, head lateral view.

Figs 933–950. Vertex, ♀ – (933) Galeopsomyia cabroensis ht; (934) G. estera ht; (935) G. trinidadensis ht; (936) G. volcanensis ht; (937) G. amadea ht; (938) G. mynta ht; (939) G. admirabilis ht; (940) G. crabra ht; (941) G. devania pt; (942) G. falla pt; (943) G. grandis ht; (944) G. moleris ht; (945) G. capillosa ht; (946) G. gobis ht; (947) G. hirsuta pt; (948) G. hirta ht; (949) G. papillosa ht; (950) G. aspratilis pt.