Galeopsomyia zurquiensis 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 : 473-474

publication ID

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

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10165788

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2DB455EA-185C-4B25-BF23-BEC3A9883C11

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:2DB455EA-185C-4B25-BF23-BEC3A9883C11

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scientific name

Galeopsomyia zurquiensis Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia zurquiensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 626, 627 View Figs 624–627 , 1099)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2 (Fig. 1099); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 626 View Figs 624–627 ) with weak reticulation on median part and without a median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves with outer margin absent, curved and diverging towards both anterior and posterior parts, subdivided by transverse carinae; dorsellum with a weak median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 626 View Figs 624–627 ) with strong irregular carinae and reticulation, callus with seven setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 626 View Figs 624–627 ) 3.2× as long as wide, Gt1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 3.0mm (paratype 2.9mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part brown, pedicel with basal half dark brown and apical half pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black in lower half; vertex metallic bluish-green. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore coxa black with apical part yellowish-brown, mid coxa pale brown, hind coxa black with metallic tinges and apical part yellowish-brown; trochanters, femora and tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 with basal half golden-green and apical half golden-purple, Gt2-5 golden-purple, Gt6-7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a distinct 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 strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part. Occipital margin with a carina behind ocelli.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose; midlobe without a median groove, with 16 setae scattered over rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part and without a median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves with outer margin absent, curved and diverging towards both anterior and posterior parts, interrupted by transverse carinae; with 18 setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture, with a weak median carina. Propodeum with strong irregular carinae and reticulation; callus with seven setae. Fore and mid coxae with weak reticulation, hind coxa with strong reticulation. Fore wing with seven setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; Gt1 with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 26.5; head length, frontal view 45; POL 10.5; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 57; mouth width 19; malar space 16; eye length 26; scape length 23; scape width 5.5; pedicel+flagellum length 74; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 14; F1 width 5.5; F2 length 14; F2 width 6; F3 length 12.5; F3 width 6; clava length 25.5; clava width 6.5; C3 length 8; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 81; mesosoma width 53; midlobe of mesoscutum length 28; mesoscutellum length 30; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 8; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 13.5; costal cell length 43; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 47; stigmal vein length 12; gaster length 131; gaster width 41; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 20; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 21; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 17; longest cercal seta length 20; shortest cercal seta length 8.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, San José, Zurqui de Moravia , 10º03’03’’N, 84º00’22’’W, 1600m, iv.1992, P. Hanson ( NHMUK) GoogleMaps . Paratype 1♀ from same locality as holotype but collected x.1995 ( MZLU) GoogleMaps .

Etymology. Named after type locality, Zurqui de Moravia.

MZLU

Sweden, Lund, Lund University

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

MZLU

Lund University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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