Galeopsomyia duniagarciae 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 : 97-98

Galeopsomyia duniagarciae Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 96, 97 , 955 , 1010)

Diagnosis (female). Antenna short and stout, gradually expanding towards apex, clava solid (Fig. 1010); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 96 ) with weak and indistinct submedian grooves, meshes elongate; propodeum ( Fig. 96 ) with a median carina that splits in posterior part (inverted Y-shaped carina), not raised in anterior part; hind coxa without carina along posterior margin; petiole transverse with strong sculpture; gaster ( Fig. 96 ) 2.4× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with a short rectangular incision; Gt 2 0.2× as long as Gt 4, Gt 1 with weak reticulation, distinctly more shiny than remaining tergites.

Female holotype: length of body 2.2mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black. Vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum, mesocutellum and propodeum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae golden-green, mid coxa black with metallic tinges; trochanters and femora dark brown to black, femora with metallic tinges; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster golden-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, 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 seven adnotaular setae, ± in one row. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves weak but traceable, wide apart, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; anterior pair of setae placed medially. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with median carina strongly expanding in posterior part, anterior part not raised; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation, hind coxa without carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster ovate-elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a short rectangular incision, with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 22; head length, frontal view 37; POL 11; OOL 4; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 44; mouth width 16; malar space 12.5; eye length 22; scape length 15; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 37; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.8; F1 length 6; F1 width 4; F2 length 5; F2 width 4; F3 length 5; F3 width 5; clava length 13.5; clava width 6; C3 length 5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 65; mesosoma width 43; midlobe of mesoscutum length 27; mesoscutellum length 22.5; mesoscutellum width 22.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 13.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part12; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 15.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 3.5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 8; costal cell length 32; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 28; stigmal vein length 8.5; gaster length 98; gaster width 41; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 6.5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 31; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 7; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Length 1.2–1.4mm.

Antenna ( Fig. 955 ) with plaque on scape dark brown and situated close to apex; dorso-basal whorls of long setae present on F1–F4, C1 with a dorso-basal and a ventro-basal whorl, C2 with a ventro-basal whorl. Gaster long ovate. Otherwise as in female.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 17; head length, frontal view 27.5; head width 37.5; mouth width 11.5; malar space 9.5; eye length 16; scape length 12; scape width 3.5; plaque length 4; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel+flagellum length 51; F1 length 3.5; F1 width 3.5; F2 length 6.5; F2 width 4; F3 length 7.5; F3 width 3; F4 length 7.5; F4 width 3; clava length 19; clava width 3; mesosoma length 47; mesosoma width 33; gaster length 49; gaster width 21; longest subbasal seta on F1, length 24.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pailas , Pailas Dos PL 12-3 10.7631°N 85.3344°W, 820m, 26.v-2.vi.2016, D.Janzen, W.Hallwachs (barcoded specimen: BIOUG 52598-C03) ( MZLU) . Paratypes (3♂, barcoded specimens, MZLU) : 2♂ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste , Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pailas, Pailas Dos PL12-3 10.7631°N 85.3344°W, 820m, 30.vi-7.vii.2016 D. Janzen, W. Hallwachs ( BIOUG 52907 -E08, 52907-B08); 1♂ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste , Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pailas, Pailas Dos Pailas Dos PL12-3, 10.7631°N 85.3344°W, 820m, 16-23.vi.2016, D. Janzen, W. Hallwachs ( BIOUG 52669 - E 11) .

Etymology. Named in honour of Dunia Garcia in recognition of her years of dedicated management of the Derrumbe Malaise trap on Volcan Cacao, Costa Rica, the trap that caught this and other Galeopsomyia .

Remarks. The males are associated through the barcode.

Figures

Figs 96–99. Galeopsomyia duniagarciae, holotype ♀ – (96) habitus dorsal view; (97) habitus lateral view. Galeopsomyia eberhardi, holotype ♀ – (98) habitus dorsal view; (99) habitus lateral view.

Figs 955–958. Head incl. antennae/body, lateral view, paratype ♂. (955) Galeopsomyia duniagarciae; (956) G. gallarum; (957) G. manuelperereirai; (958) G. seminarum.