Galeopsomyia maya 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 : 379-380

Galeopsomyia maya Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 490, 491 , 829 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 829 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 490 ) with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves with outer margin absent, subdivided by transverse carinae, slightly curved and diverging slightly towards posterior part, median part 3.9× as long as wide; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 490 ) with a long and narrow median carina, with strong irregular carinae, callus with eight setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 490 ) 1.6× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with weak reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.1mm (paratype 1.9mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus yellowish-brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-purple, Gt2-4 golden-purple, Gt5-6 golden-purple with posterior margin metallic bluish-green, Gt7 dark brown; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with a weak 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; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose; midlobe with an indistinct median groove, with 18 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves with outer margin absent, subdivided by transverse carinae, slightly curved and diverging slightly towards posterior part; with 12 setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a long and narrow median carina; with strong irregular carinae; callus with eight 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 closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 42; POL 11.5; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 56; mouth width 15.5; malar space 16; eye length 24.5; scape length 17; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 55; pedicel length 6; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 9; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 9.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 8.5; F3 width 5; clava length 17.5; clava width 5.5; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 71; mesosoma width 52; midlobe of mesoscutum length 25; mesoscutellum length 27.5; mesoscutellum width 22.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 7.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5.5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 36; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 27; stigmal vein length 11; gaster length 82; gaster width 50; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 8; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Ecuador.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ ECUADOR, Napo, Misahualli, 20.ii.1983, Lars Huggert ( MZLU) . Paratype: 1♀ with same label data as holotype ( MZLU) .

Figures

Figs 488–491. Galeopsomyia matearis, holotype ♀ – (488) habitus dorsal view; (489) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia maya, holotype ♀ – (490) habitus dorsal view; (491) habitus lateral view.

Figs 827–833. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (827) Galeopsomyia majalis; (828) G. medrosa; (829) G. maya; (830) G. matearis; (831) G. meleadis; (832) G. menoris; (833) G. mesana.