Galeopsomyia kateperezae 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 : 346-347

Galeopsomyia kateperezae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 442, 443 , 979 , 1080)

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 (Fig. 1080); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 442 ) with submedian grooves with outer margin indistinct, median part with weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts rugose, with a very weak but ±complete median groove; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 442 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with eight setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 442 ) 1.7× as long as wide with apex pointed, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae, tergites with rather strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.1mm (paratype 2.0mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, scrobes black, clypeus dark brown; vertex golden-green. Mesosoma golden-green. Legs with coxae golden-green; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown in basal half and yellowish-brown in apical half; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 and Gt4-7 golden green, Gt2-3 black dorsally and golden-green on lateral parts; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with a weak constricition between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeal area smooth, frons rugose, scrobes with weak reticulation; with short genal carina. Vertex with strong wrinkled sculpture. Occipital margin with a carina behind ocellar triangle, rounded lateral to ocellar triangle.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes on sidelobes isodiametric, meshes elongate on midlobe, midlobe rugose on parts close to notauli, with a median groove in posterior half; midlobe with 15 setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with outer margin of submedian grooves absent, median part with weak reticulation and with a very weak median groove, lateral parts rugose, with 12 setae. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a wide median carina that expands in posterior part; with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; 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 open towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster ovate; medio-basal Gt1 with four longitudinal carinae; tergites with weak reticulation; gonoplac with apex pointed.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 26; head length, frontal view 46; POL 12; OOL 5.5; lateral ocellus diameter 6; head width 56; mouth width 20; malar space 15; eye length 26; scape length 21; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 56; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 10.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 10; F2 width 5; F3 length 9; F3 width 5; clava length 18; clava width 6; C3 length 6; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 75; mesosoma width 53; midlobe of mesoscutum length 32; mesoscutellum length 27; mesoscutellum width 27; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 9; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 11.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 6; dorsellum length 6; propodeum length 12; costal cell length 35; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 28; stigmal vein length 12; gaster length 85; gaster width 51; Gt2 length (measured medially) 11; Gt4 length (measured medially) 17; Gt7 length (measured medially) 9; Gt7 width (measured at base) 17; longest cercal seta length 14; shortest cercal seta length 6. Male. Length of body of body 1.8mm.

Antenna ( Fig. 979 ) with scape slightly expanding towards apex; plaque dark brown and situated close to apex; dorso-basal whorls of long setae present. Gaster short ovate. Otherwise as in female.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 23; head length, frontal view 40; head width 53; mouth width 19; malar space 11; eye length 24; scape length 18; scape width 6; plaque length 12; pedicel length 7; pedicel+flagellum length 78; F1 length 6; F1 width 5; F2 length 10; F2 width 5; F3 length 12; F3 width 5; F4 length 12; F4 width 5; clava length 30; clava width 4; mesosoma length 70; mesosoma width 45; gaster length 63; gaster width 36; longest subbasal seta on F1, length 29.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Area de Conservacion, Guanacaste, Sector Pailas , Pailas Dos PL 12-3, 10º75’N, 85º33’W, 820m, 25.i-1.ii.2018, D. Janzen, W. Hallwachs (barcoded specimen: BIOUG57531-F10) ( MZLU) . Paratypes ( MZLU, NHMUK): 1♀ 2♂ from same locality as holotype but collected 26.i-2.ii.2017, 10-17.v.2018, 10-17.i.2019 .

Etymology. Named in honour of Kate Perez in recognition of her years of dedicated management of Costa Rica’s data at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Ontario, Canada.

Figures

Figs 440–443. Galeopsomyia juni, holotype ♀ – (440) habitus dorsal view; (441) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia kateperezae, holotype ♀ – (442) habitus dorsal view; (443) habitus lateral view.

Figs 977–979. Head incl. antennae/body, lateral view, paratype ♂. (977) Galeopsomyia ingae; (978) G. ira; (979) G. kateperezae.