Galeopsomyia cissusae 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 : 86-87

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8372024

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D833085E-4DB3-48D3-964F-A41566442672

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10165557

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DCE56929-C7FA-4AC1-985D-43479FD91386

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:DCE56929-C7FA-4AC1-985D-43479FD91386

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia cissusae Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia cissusae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 80, 81 View Figs 80–83 , 701 View Figs 695–701 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava solid ( Fig. 701 View Figs 695–701 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 80 View Figs 80–83 ) with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves indistinct, running parallel to lateral margins of mesoscutellum and thus diverging towards posterior part; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 80 View Figs 80–83 ) 2.7× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp transverse edge dorsally, all tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.2mm (paratypes 2.3–2.8mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, clypeus dark brown, frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae golden-green, mid coxa black; trochanters brown; femora dark brown to black with metallic tinges and with anterior part yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green with posterior margin golden-purple, Gt 2-5 black with metallic purple tinges, Gt 6-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with solid clava. Head with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with an indistinct median groove, with eight adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves indistinct, running parallel to lateral margins of mesoscutellum and thus diverging towards posterior part. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with triangular median carina; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; fore coxa with a sharp edge along posterior margin and hind coxa with a strong carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp transverse edge dorsally; tergites with strong reticulation, Gt 1-4 with a smooth median line.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 40; POL 12; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 54; mouth width 18.5; malar space 15; eye length 22.5; scape length 19; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 47; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 8; F1 width 5.5; F2 length 7.5; F2 width 6; F3 length 6; F3 width 6; clava length 15; clava width 7; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 70; mesosoma width 49; midlobe of mesoscutum length 28; mesoscutellum length 27; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) nm; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part nm; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part nm; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) nm; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 9; costal cell length 39; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 33; stigmal vein length 12.5; gaster length 98; gaster width 37; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 6; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 17; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Reared from fruit galls on Cissus verticillata ( Vitaceae ), from which an unidentified Cecidomyiidae also emerged.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, San José, San Pedro de Montes de Oca , 1100m, ix.2009, ex Cissus fruit gall, P. Hanson ( NHMUK) . Paratypes (3♀, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 1♀ COSTA RICA, Cartago, Volcan Irazú , 3000m, 21.i.1983, J.H. Martin ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Santa Cruz, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas , LN 258040_332690, 0m, 17.xii.2000 - 17.i.2001, Y. Cárdenas ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Parque Internacional La Amistad, Valle del Silencio, Cerro Frantzius , LS 334150_ 574450, 2134m, 12.ix-12.x.2001, malaise trap, F. Umaña .

Etymology. Named after the host plant from which this species was reared.

NHMUK

NHMUK

MZLU

Sweden, Lund, Lund University

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

MZLU

Lund University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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