Galeopsomyia mogensenae 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 : 140-141

Galeopsomyia mogensenae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 162, 163 , 716 )

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 716 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 162 ) with elongate meshes, with a weak median groove in anterior one-quarter; propodeum ( Fig. 162 ) with median carina ±triangular; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 162 ) 2.3× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.2mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and propodeum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae black with metallic blue tinges, mid coxa black; trochanters brown; femora dark brown, hind femur with metallic tinges, with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green, Gt 2-4 golden-purple medially and metallic bluish-green laterally, Gt 5-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with weak constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, 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 ten scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, with a weak median groove in anterior one-quarter, submedian grooves weak but traceable, running close to and parallel with lateral margins of mesoscutellum; anterior pair of setae situated in front of middle of mesoscutellum. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeal callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with 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 very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; all tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 23; head length, frontal view 38; POL 10.5; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 52.5; mouth width 15; malar space 13; eye length 22; scape length 19; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 49; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 8; F1 width 5; F2 length 7; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 6.5; F3 width 6; clava length 16; clava width 6; C3 length 5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 68; mesosoma width 48.5; midlobe of mesoscutum length 29; mesoscutellum length 24; mesoscutellum width 24; 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 4; propodeum length 11; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 30; stigmal vein length 10.5; gaster length 96; gaster width 42; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 8; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Reserva Privada Karen Mogensen , 9º52′N, 85º03′W, 305m, 23-24.ii.2007, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Etymology. Named after Karen Mogensen who established the private reserve “Karen Mogensen”.

Figures

Figs 160–163. Galeopsomyia miopis, holotype ♀ – (160) habitus dorsal view; (161) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia mogensenae, holotype ♀ – (162) habitus dorsal view; (163) 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.