Galeopsomyia evgenyzakharovi 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 : 303-305

Galeopsomyia evgenyzakharovi Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 382, 383 , 785 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 785 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 382 ) with median part with weak reticulation without median groove, meshes elongate, submedian grooves distinct, curved and diverging slightly towards both anterior and posterior parts; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 382 ) with strong reticulation, callus with four setae; petiole very short, a very narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 382 ) elongate, 2.6× as long as wide, tergites predominantly with rather weak reticulation, medio-basal Gt1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U (as in Fig. 24 ).

Female holotype: length of body 2.6mm (paratype 1.7mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli and scrobes dark brown, remaining part metallic bluish-purple; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Mesoscutum dark brown with metallic tinges; mesoscutellum golden-green; propodeum black. Legs with fore coxa dark brown, mid coxa yellowish-brown, hind coxa black with apex yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex paler; trochanters, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, hind leg with T4 pale brown. Petiole dark brown. Gaster with Gt 1 golden-green, Gt2-6 dark brown, Gt

7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle and with a sharp edge between posterior part of posterior ocelli.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; with an indistinct median groove in posterior one-third; with seven adnotaular setae in ±two rows. Mesoscutellum with median part with very weak reticulation without median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct and diverging slightly towards both anterior and posterior parts; with four setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong and wide median carina that expands slightly in both anterior and posterior parts; with strong reticulation; callus with four setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 6&4 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U; Gt 1-4 with rather weakreticulation, Gt5-7 with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 23; head length, frontal view 36; POL 9.5; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 51; mouth width 20; malar space 12.5; eye length 23; scape length 21; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 64; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 12; F1 width 5; F2 length 10; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 9; F3 width 4.5; clava length 21; clava width 4.5; C3 length 8; spicule length 3; mesosoma length 68; mesosoma width 45; midlobe of mesoscutum length 23; mesoscutellum length 24; mesoscutellum width 21; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 9; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4; dorsellum length 5; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 36; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 37; stigmal vein length 10; gaster length 116; gaster width 45; Gt2 length (measured medially) 12; Gt4 length (measured medially) 14; Gt7 length (measured medially) 21; Gt7 width (measured at base) 15; longest cercal seta length 18; shortest cercal seta length 7.5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Area de Conservacion, Guanacaste, Sector Pailas , Pailas Dos PL 12-3, 10º76’N, 85º33’W, 820m, 20-27.x.2016, D. Janzen, W. Hallwachs (barcoded specimen: BIOUG53419-E11) ( MZLU) . Paratype: 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected 11-18.v.2017 (barcoded specimen: BIOUG 57759- C 06) ( MZLU) .

Etymology. Named in honour of Evgeny Zakharov in recognition of his years of dedicated management of Costa Rica’s data at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Ontario, Canada.

Figures

Figs 380–383. Galeopsomyia estrella, holotype ♀ – (380) habitus dorsal view; (381) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia evgenyzakharovi, holotype ♀ – (382) habitus dorsal view; (383) habitus lateral view.

Figs 784–790. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (784) Galeopsomyia eridana; (785) G. evgenyzakharovi; (786) G. elisia; (787) G. eximia; (788) G. faina; (789) G. falla; (790) G. fernandezi.

Figs 23–28. Galeopsomyia spp., ♀, first gastral tergite (Gt1) dorsal view – (23) G. epidius; (24) G. osaensis; (25) G. fausta; (26) G. blakeae; (27) G. illydris; (28) G.devania.