Galeopsomyia giria Hansson, 2023

Hansson, Christer & Hanson, Paul E., 2023, HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5 The genus Galeopsomyia Girault by Christer Hansson * & Paul E. Hanson **, Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 3 (1), pp. 1-743 : 317-318

Galeopsomyia giria Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 402, 403 , 792 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava ( Fig. 792 ); genal carina absent; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 402 ) with median part with strong reticulation and with a weak ±complete median groove, submedian grooves strong and diverging slightly towards posterior part; mesoscutum ( Fig. 402 ) metallic dull purple and mesoscutellum metallic greenish-blue; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 402 ) with strong reticulation, callus with two setae; fore wing with two setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 402 ) 2.0× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 1.5mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metal- lic greenish-blue, antennal scrobes black with metallic tinges, clypeus brown; vertex metallic blue. Mesoscutum black with metallic purple tinges; mesoscutellum metallic greenish-blue; propodeum golden-green. Legs with coxae dark brown to black; trochanters pale brown; femora dark brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1-3 metallic greenish-blue with posterior margin metallic purple, Gt4-5 with metallic purple and blue tinges, Gt6 metallic greenish-blue, Gt7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; with five scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation and elongate meshes; submedian grooves strong and diverging slightly towards posterior part; with a weak ±complete median groove; with six setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, without median carina. Propodeum with a strong but narrow median carina that expands strongly posteriorly; with strong reticulation; 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 two setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below; costal setal row broken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 18; head length, frontal view 27; POL 7.5; OOL 4; lateral ocellus diameter 3.2; head width 37; mouth width 9; malar space 9; eye length 17; scape length 13; scape width 3; pedicel+flagellum length 36; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3; F1 length 5.5; F1 width 3; F2 length 5.5; F2 width 3.5; F3 length 4.5; F3 width 4; clava length 12; clava width 5; C3 length 4; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 42; mesosoma width 32; midlobe of mesoscutum length 16.5; mesoscutellum length 16; mesoscutellum width 16; 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 7.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3; dorsellum length 2; propodeum length 5; costal cell length 22; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 1.5; marginal vein length 23; stigmal vein length 7; gaster length 62; gaster width 31; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 8; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 7; Gt

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width (measured at base) 11; longest cercal seta length 9; shortest cercal seta length 3.5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Reserva Privada Karen Mogensen , 9º52′N, 85º03′W, 305m, 19-20.ii.2009, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK).

Figures

Figs 400–403. Galeopsomyia gigantensis, holotype ♀ – (400) habitus dorsal view; (401) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia giria, holotype ♀ – (402) habitus dorsal view; (403) habitus lateral view.

Figs 791–798. Head incl. antennae, lateral view ♀ – (791) Galeopsomyia fieris; (792) G. giria; (793) G. gonzalezi; (794) G. gavia; (795) G. flora; (796) G. gridis; (797) G. graciliclava; (798) G. hesperis.