Galeopsomyia sulcata (Howard)

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 : 205-206

Galeopsomyia sulcata (Howard)

( Figs 668, 669 )

Tetrastichus sulcatus Howard 1897:172-173 . Holotype ♀ (primary type no. 5.141 5, NHMUK 013458203 ), examined. West Indies ( Grenada).

Galeopsomyia sulcata (Howard) , LaSalle & Schauff (1992:31).

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava solid ( Fig. 669 ); genal carina present and strong; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 668 ) with strong reticulation and elongate meshes, submedian grooves strong and diverging slightly towards posterior part, with a complete median groove; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 668 ) with strong carinae and strong reticulation, callus with two setae; petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 668 ) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation.

Redescription. Female holotype: length of body 1.7mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green with scrobes black, clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-green. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with coxae dark yellowish-brown to pale brown, with metallic tinges; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora pale brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-white, T4 brown. Petiole dark brown. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green, Gt 2-7 dark brown with metallic tinges; gonoplac black.

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

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; with a weak median groove in posterior half; with six scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation and elongate meshes; submedian grooves strong and diverging slightly towards posterior part; with a complete median groove; with about six setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands anteriorly and posteriorly; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation. Fore wing with two (visible) setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 22; head length, frontal view 44; POL 10; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 5.5; head width 53; mouth width 15; malar space 12; eye length 26; scape length 18; scape width 4.2; pedicel+flagellum length 46; pedicel length 8.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 8; F1 width 5; F2 length 7.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 8; F3 width 5.5; clava length 16; clava width 5.5; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 61; mesosoma width 47; midlobe of mesoscutum length 23; mesoscutellum length 26; mesoscutellum width 21; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 13; lateral part of mesoscutellum (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 4.5; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.2; marginal vein length 31; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 87; gaster width 41; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 12; Gt

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width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length nm; shortest cercal seta length nm.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. The West Indies ( Grenada) ( Howard 1897).

Material examined. Holotype female in NHMUK.

Remarks. The type specimen appears slightly bleached by light.

Figures

Figs 668–671. Tetrastichus sulcatus Howard, holotype ♀ (NHMUK 013458203) – (668) habitus dorsal view; (669) habitus lateral view. Cirrospilus Valerus Walker, lectotype ♀ (NHMUK 013458206) – (670) habitus dorsal view; (671) habitus lateral view.