Galeopsomyia artis 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 : 236-238

Galeopsomyia artis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 286, 287 , 745 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 745 ); with genal carina; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 286 ) with submedian grooves with outer margin indistinct, median part 2.3× as long as wide with weak reticulation and 2.9× as wide as width of lateral parts, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 286 ) with median carina strongly expanding in posterior half, median part with strong irregular carinae, lateral part with strong reticulation, callus with four setae; coxae metallic bluish-green ( Fig. 287 ); petiole as long as wide with a strong carina along lateral margins; gaster ( Fig. 286 ) 1.7× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.4mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge and apical one-third dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Frons and vertex golden-green with clypeus dark brown and scrobes black. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green; trochanters pale brown; tibiae and T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 dark brown; femora black with metallic tinges in basal two-thirds, yellowish-brown in apical one-third. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 golden-green, Gt 2-4 metallic bluish-green with posterior margin golden-purple, Gt 5-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli and antennal scrobes with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose; with a genal carina. Vertex with weak reticulation lateral to ocellar triangle, with transverse carinae inside ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose; midlobe with a weak median groove in posterior half, and with 14 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, meshes elongate, lateral parts with strong reticulation and 12 setae; submedian grooves ±straight and parallel, outer margin indistinct, with transverse carinae. Dorsellum with weak irregular sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with median carina strongly expanding in posterior half; median part with strong irregular carinae, lateral part with strong reticulation; callus with four setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole as long as wide with a strong carina along lateral margins. Gaster ovate; medio-basal Gt 1 with two longitudinal carinae; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 44; POL 12; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 5.5; head width 59; mouth width 20; malar space 16; eye length 25; scape length 21.5; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 65; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 11; F1 width 5.5; F2 length 11; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 11; F3 width 5.5; clava length 22; clava width 6.5; C3 length 7; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 81; mesosoma width 59; midlobe of mesoscutum length 33; mesoscutellum length 30; mesoscutellum width 27; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 13; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 13; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 13.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 14; costal cell length 41; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 40; stigmal vein length 15; gaster length 87; gaster width 51; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 22; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 6.5; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 16.5; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, San José, Zurqui de Moravia , 10º02’58’’N, 84º00’57’’W, 1600m, iii.1995, P. Hanson ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 284–287. Galeopsomyia arenalicola, holotype ♀ – (284) habitus dorsal view; (285) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia artis, holotype ♀ – (286) habitus dorsal view; (287) habitus lateral view.

Figs 742–750. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (742) Galeopsomyia alambra; (743) G. anysia; (744) G. arada; (745) G. artis; (746) G. aureoviridis; (747) G. ambigua; (748) G. avis; (749) G. bariolis; (750) G. beltanis.