Galeopsomyia crucensis 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 : 91-93

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8372024

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11175560

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C3C640CF-3D41-429E-8CFA-6811712C8646

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:C3C640CF-3D41-429E-8CFA-6811712C8646

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scientific name

Galeopsomyia crucensis Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia crucensis Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 88, 89 View Figs 88–91 , 1009)

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava (Fig. 1009); with a weak and short genal carina close to mouth opening; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 88 View Figs 88–91 ) with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric to slightly elongate, submedian grooves weak and indistinct; propodeum ( Fig. 88 View Figs 88–91 ) with median carina with anterior part raised in a tooth; hind coxa with a strong carina along posterior margin; petiole very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 88 View Figs 88–91 ) 2.0× as long as wide with dorsal part flattened in anterior half, medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp transverse edge dorsally; Gt 2 0.1× as long as wide, and Gt 4 0.4× as long as wide, Gt 2 0.14× as long as Gt 4, all tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.4mm (paratypes 2.2–2.4mm).

Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part brown, pedicel dark brown, flagellum dark brown to black. Head with frons metallic greenish-blue, antennal scrobes black with metallic tinges and clypeus black with sides yellowish-brown; vertex black with metallic blue tinges. Mesosoma metallic greenish-blue. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic greenish-blue, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters dark brown to black; femora black with metallic tinges and with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Wings hyaline. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic greenish-blue with posterior margin black with metallic purple tinges, Gt 2-5 black with metallic purple tinges medially, metallic greenish-blue laterally, Gt 6-7 metallic greenish-blue; gonoplac dark brown.

Antenna with solid clava. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with a weak genal carina close to mouth opening. Vertex with strong reticulation.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, isodiametric in anterior part and slightly elongate in posterior part of midlobe; midlobe with 14 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric to slightly elongate; submedian grooves weak and indistinct; anterior pair of setae placed in the middle of mesoscutellum. Dorsellum with strong reticulation. Propodeum with a strong median carina that is distinctly raised in anterior part; with strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation, hind coxa with a strong carina along posterior margin. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a sharp transverse edge dorsally; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 22; head length, frontal view 38; POL 12; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 4; head width 53; mouth width 19; malar space 19; eye length 21; scape length 19; scape width 4; pedicel+flagellum length 48; pedicel length 7.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 7; F1 width 5; F2 length 7; F2 width 5; F3 length 6; F3 width 5.5; clava length 15; clava width 6; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 69; mesosoma width 50; midlobe of mesoscutum length 30; mesoscutellum length 25; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially); median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially); dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 8; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 31; stigmal vein length 12; gaster length 100; gaster width 51; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 3; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 21; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 8.5; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 11.5; longest cercal seta length 12; shortest cercal seta length 4.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces , 8º47’N, 82º58’W, 1000-1300m, 19-22.ii.2008, C. Hansson ( MZLU) GoogleMaps . Paratypes: 4♀ from same locality as holotype but collected 7-19. ii.2007 ( MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) GoogleMaps .

Etymology. Named after type locality, Las Cruces.

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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