Galeopsomyia janzeni 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 : 122-123

Galeopsomyia janzeni Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 134, 135 , 710 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 710 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 134 ) with elongate meshes, without a median groove; dorsellum with median carina; hind coxa without carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 134 ) 3.9× as long as wide, Gt 2 0.28× as long as Gt 4, medio-basal Gt 1 with a rectangular incision and with weak reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.5mm.

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

Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe without a median groove, with seven scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, without a median groove; submedian grooves weak, running close to and parallel with lateral margins of mesoscutellum; anterior pair of setae situated just in front of the middle. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeal callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa without a 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 transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster very elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a rectangular incision; Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 22; head length, frontal view 36; POL 11; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 48; mouth width 14.5; malar space 14.5; eye length 21; scape length 16; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 43; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 7; F1 width 4; F2 length 6; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 5; clava length 15; clava width 5.5; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 61; mesosoma width 42; midlobe of mesoscutum length 26; mesoscutellum length 21.5; mesoscutellum width 21.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 9.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 12.4; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 2; propodeum length 10; costal cell length 33; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 30; stigmal vein length 8; gaster length 121; gaster width 31; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 7.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 27; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa , 300m, H-1-O, 26.vii-14. viii.1986, D.H. Janzen & I.D. Gauld ( NHMUK).

Etymology. This species is named in honour of Prof. Daniel H. Janzen for his heroic efforts to understand and preserve natural tropical ecosystems, in particular within Costa Rica.

Figures

Figs 132–135. Galeopsomyia itabunaensis, holotype ♀ – (132) habitus dorsal view; (133) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia janzeni, holotype ♀ – (134) habitus dorsal view; (135) habitus lateral view.

Figs 710–716. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (710) Galeopsomyia janzeni; (711) G. monteverdensis; (712) G. jimenezi; (713) G. labilis; (714) G. manuelperereira; (715) G. mimosa; (716) G. mogensenae.