Galeopsomyia talamancaensis 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 : 162-163

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8372024

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11175631

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BFCC426C-DB95-48EF-ABA5-715E585CA720

taxon LSID

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scientific name

Galeopsomyia talamancaensis Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia talamancaensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 194, 195 View Figs 192–195 , 1035)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava 3.0× as long as wide, with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 (Fig. 1035); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 194 View Figs 192–195 ) with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric, submedian grooves weak but visible in posterior half, without a median groove; fore coxa with a sharp edge along posterior margin and hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 194 View Figs 192–195 ) 2.4× as long as wide, Gt 1 with posterior margin with weak reticulation and shiny, anterior part and remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.5mm (paratypes 2.0– 3.1mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with apical half of dorsal edge dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex black with metallic blue-green tinges. Mesoscutum metallic bluish-green, mesoscutellum and propodeum golden-green. Legs with fore coxa black with metallic blue tinges, mid coxa black with golden-green tinges, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; trochanters dark brown; fore and mid femora dark brown, hind femur metallic bluish-green; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green with posterior margin golden-purple, Gt 2-5 golden-purplish, Gt 6 metallic bluish-green, Gt

7 black; gonoplac black with tip yellowish-brown.

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 eight scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric, without a median groove, submedian grooves weak but visible in posterior half; anterior pair of setae situated just 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; fore coxa with a sharp edge along posterior margin and 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; Gt 1 with weak reticulation and shiny along posterior margin, anterior part of Gt 1 and remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 44; POL 12.5; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 56; mouth width 20; malar space 16; eye length 23; scape length 21; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 53; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 8.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 8; F2 width 5; F3 length 8; F3 width 5.5; clava length 17; clava width 7; C3 length 6.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 75; mesosoma width 51.5; midlobe of mesoscutum length 22; mesoscutellum length 27; mesoscutellum width 25; 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 10; costal cell length 39; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 36; stigmal vein length 12; gaster length 113; gaster width 47; Gt

2 length (measured medially) 6.5; Gt

4 length (measured medially) 23.5; Gt

7 length (measured medially) 7.5; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 11.5; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Casa Coca , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450-1700m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, malaise trap, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos ( MZLU) GoogleMaps . Paratypes (29♀, CNC, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK): 16♀ with same label data as holotype GoogleMaps ; 2♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Estación , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, malaise trap, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos GoogleMaps ; 4♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Los Gigantes , 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, yellow pan trap, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos GoogleMaps ; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces , 8º47’N, 82º58’W, 1000-1300m, 19-22.ii.2008, C. Hansson GoogleMaps ; 2♀ COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Cabro Muco , 10º43′N, 85º09′W, 1100m, 13.ii.2004, C. Hansson & J.A. Azofeifa GoogleMaps ; 4♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Bosque Nacional Diriá, Retallano , Alrededores Torre de Control de Incendio , LN 238550_358650, 600-700m, 15.xi-16.xii.2001, I. Jiménez .

Etymology. Named after type area, Cordillera Talamanca.

CNC

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa, Canadian National Collection of Insects

NHMUK

NHMUK

MZLU

Lund University

CNC

Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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