Galeopsomyia fernandezae 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 : 101-102

publication ID

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

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D833085E-4DB3-48D3-964F-A41566442672

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10165565

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/62BB3B9A-E6A5-4F31-9773-4AD872681CA4

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:62BB3B9A-E6A5-4F31-9773-4AD872681CA4

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scientific name

Galeopsomyia fernandezae Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia fernandezae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 102, 103 View Figs 100–103 , 1013)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava solid (Fig. 1013); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 102 View Figs 100–103 ) with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric, submedian grooves indistinct but visible in posterior half, without median groove; propodeum ( Fig. 102 View Figs 100–103 ) with a strong median carina with anterior half with parallel sides and posterior half gradually expanding backwards; dorsellum with median carina; hind coxa with a strong carina along posterior margin; gaster ( Fig. 102 View Figs 100–103 ) 2.8× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with a semicircular incision, incision with upper part smoothly rounded, tergites with strong reticulation, gonoplac yellowish-brown ( Fig. 103 View Figs 100–103 ).

Female holotype: length of body 3.2mm (paratype 3.1mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black, clypeus brown; vertex metallic bluish-green. Thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown with metallic bluish-green tinges, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; trochanters brown; femora black with metallic tinges, apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green with posterior margin golden-purple, Gt 2-4 golden-purple, Gt 5 golden-purple on median part and metallic bluish-green on lateral parts, Gt 6-7 metallic bluish-green; gonoplac yellowish-brown.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeal area smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric; midlobe without median groove, with 12 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric; submedian grooves indistinct but visible in posterior half; anterior pair of setae attached in anterior one-third. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina with anterior half with parallel sides and posterior half gradually expanding backwards; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation; hind coxa with a strong 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; medio-basal Gt 1 with a semicircular incision, incision with upper part smoothly rounded; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 28; head length, frontal view 49; POL 14.5; OOL 9; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 67; mouth width 26; malar space 18; eye length 27; scape length 23; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 57; pedicel length 9; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 8; F1 width 6; F2 length 8.5; F2 width 6; F3 length 8.5; F3 width 6; clava length 19; clava width 7; C3 length 6; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 90; mesosoma width 66; midlobe of mesoscutum length 40; mesoscutellum length 35; mesoscutellum width 33; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) na; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part na; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part na; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) na; dorsellum length 4; propodeum length 12; costal cell length 47; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 4; marginal vein length 45; stigmal vein length 14; gaster length 141; gaster width 51; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 30; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 13; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 21; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, San José, 26 km N San Isidro de El General , 2100m, iv-v.1993, P. Hanson ( NHMUK) . Paratype: 1♀ with same label data as holotype ( MZLU) .

Etymology. Named in honour of Cindy Fernández, director of the School of Biology, University of Costa Rica, phycologist.

NHMUK

NHMUK

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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