Galeopsomyia copala 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 : 279-280

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.11175784

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/ACE269AB-56B5-4A0A-89C8-B1421468F138

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:ACE269AB-56B5-4A0A-89C8-B1421468F138

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia copala Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia copala Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 346, 347 View Figs 344–347 , 770 View Figs 768–775 , 892 View Figs 885–896 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 ( Fig. 770 View Figs 768–775 ); genal carina present; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 346 View Figs 344–347 ) with median part with weak reticulation and a complete median groove, submedian grooves curved and diverging slightly towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 346 View Figs 344–347 ) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with five setae; gaster ( Fig. 346 View Figs 344–347 ) 2.0× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U (as in Fig. 24 View Figs 23–28 ), tergites with very strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.1mm (paratype 2.3mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel dark brown, flagellum dark brown to black. Head black with metallic tinges. Mesoscutum metallic purple with bluish-green tinges; mesoscutellum and propodeum black with metallic bluish-green tinges. Legs with fore and mid coxae dark brown, hind coxa black; trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic bluish-green with posterior margin metallic purple, Gt2-5 metallic purple, Gt6-7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part. Occipital margin ±carinate.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a median groove in posterior half, with seven scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with weak reticulation on median part, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; with a strong and complete median groove; with six setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture and shiny, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly; with strong reticulation; callus with five setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 5&6 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole transverse. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U; tergites with very strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 22; head length, frontal view 36; POL 9.5; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 4.5; head width 49; mouth width 13.5; malar space 14; eye length 23; scape length 19; scape width 4.5; pedicel+flagellum length 58; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.5; F1 length 10; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 9.5; F2 width 4.5; F3 length 8.5; F3 width 4.5; clava length 18.5; clava width 5; C3 length 6.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 63; mesosoma width 44; midlobe of mesoscutum length 22.5; mesoscutellum length 24; mesoscutellum width 21.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 9.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 9.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 3.5; propodeum length 10.5; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.2; marginal vein length 35; stigmal vein length 8; gaster length 81; gaster width 40; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 11; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Cartago, Humo, El Copal, 9°47’N, 83°45’W, 1050-1250m, 29.ii-6. iii.2008, C. Hansson ( MZLU) GoogleMaps . Paratype: 1♀ with same label data as holotype ( NHMUK) GoogleMaps .

NHMUK

NHMUK

MZLU

Lund University

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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