Galeopsomyia daleskeyae 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 : 291-293

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.10165673

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0399D61F-5677-FEDF-FE73-FAE9FCFB529C

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia daleskeyae Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia daleskeyae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 364, 365 View Figs 364–367 , 779 View Figs 776–783 , 917 View Figs 915–923 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 779 View Figs 776–783 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 917 View Figs 915–923 ) with outer margin of submedian grooves absent in anterior half, grooves diverging slightly towards anterior part, median part with weak reticulation and shiny; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 364 View Figs 364–367 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with two setae; all coxae dark and metallic, femora predominantly dark brown ( Fig. 365 View Figs 364–367 ); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal surface; gaster ( Fig. 364 View Figs 364–367 ) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.4mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black, clypeus dark brown; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Mesosoma golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae golden-green, mid coxa black; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1,6,7 golden-green, Gt2-5 metallic purple medially and golden-green laterally; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with weak reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, weaker on posterior part of midlobe, meshes isodiametric, with a weak median groove in posterior half, midlobe with ten scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with outer margin of submedian grooves absent in anterior half, grooves ±straight and diverging slightly towards anterior part; median part with weak reticulation; lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with six scattered setae. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 5&6 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal surface. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 42; POL 10; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 56; mouth width 14; malar space 16; eye length 24; scape length 20; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 61; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 11; F1 width 5; F2 length 11; F2 width 5; F3 length 9.5; F3 width 4.4; clava length 20; clava width 6; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 71; mesosoma width 49; midlobe of mesoscutum length 29; mesoscutellum length 26.5; mesoscutellum width 21; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 8.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 35; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 41; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 103; gaster width 48.5; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 19; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 17; longest cercal seta length 16; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, Santo Domingo , INBio-Parque, LN 217300_ 526200, 1150m, 16.ii.2008, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Etymology. Named in honour of Natalie Dale-Skey, Hymenoptera curator at NHMUK, who has been very helpful with processing material for this project.

NHMUK

NHMUK

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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