Galeopsomyia avis 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 : 242-243

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.10165639

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E4E894FD-52E0-422D-BE9E-68CC170E428F

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:E4E894FD-52E0-422D-BE9E-68CC170E428F

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia avis Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia avis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 294, 295 View Figs 292–295 , 748 View Figs 742–750 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 748 View Figs 742–750 ); with genal carina; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 294 View Figs 292–295 ) elongate, 1.2× as long as wide, with weak reticulation on median part, meshes elongate, lateral part with strong rugose sculpture, submedian grooves curved and diverging towards posterior part, with several transverse carinae, outer margin indistinct, median part 2.7× as long as wide; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 294 View Figs 292–295 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with eight setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster ( Fig. 294 View Figs 292–295 ) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae, tergites with weak reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.4mm.

Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge and apex dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head metallic bluish-green with clypeus dark brown and scrobes blackish. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum metallic bluish-green, propodeum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic bluish-green, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters yellowish-brown, fore and mid femora yellowish-brown with base dark brown, hind femur with basal half metallic bluish-green and apical half yellowish-brown, tibiae and T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 dark brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-green, Gt2-4 metallic purple, Gt5-6 metallic bluish-green with anterior margin metallic purple, Gt 7 black with anterior margin metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Frons and vertex with rugose sculpture, clypeus smooth, scrobes with weak reticulation; with a strong genal carina.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe with parts close to notauli rugose; midlobe with a very weak median groove in posterior half, and with about 20 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, meshes elongate, lateral parts with strong rugose sculpture and with about 20 setae; submedian grooves curved and diverging towards posterior part, with several transverse carinae, outer margin indistinct. Dorsellum with strong irregular sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a narrow median carina that expands and is concave in posterior part; predominantly with strong irregular carinae, laterally with 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 below; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae; tergites with weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 27; head length, frontal view 44; POL 11.5; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 6; head width 58; mouth width 17; malar space 15.5; eye length 26; scape length 20; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 59; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 9; F1 width 5; F2 length 8.5; F2 width 5.5; F3 length 8; F3 width 5.5; clava length 21; clava width 6; C3 length 6.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 77; mesosoma width 57; midlobe of mesoscutum length 32; mesoscutellum length 30; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 12.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 5; propodeum length 13; costal cell length 39; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 4; marginal vein length 35; stigmal vein length 14; gaster length 98; gaster width 47; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 8; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 12; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 6.5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces , 8º47’N, 82º58’W, 1000-1300m, 7-19.ii.2007, C. Hansson ( MZLU). GoogleMaps

MZLU

Lund University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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