HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5 The genus Galeopsomyia Girault by Christer Hansson * & Paul E. Hanson **
Author
Hansson, Christer
Author
Hanson, Paul E.
text
Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera
2023
Oxford, England
2023-09-28
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8372023
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.8372024
978-1-7397467-2-8
2754-9844
D833085E-4DB3-48D3-964F-A41566442672
Galeopsomyia azofeifai
Hansson
sp.nov.
(
Figs 56, 57
,
693
)
Diagnosis (female).
Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 (
Fig. 693
); genal carina absent; mesoscutum (
Fig. 56
) with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric, midlobe without median groove; mesoscutellum (
Fig. 56
) with median part with rather strong reticulation and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves ±distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster (
Fig. 56
) 2.8× as long as wide, with Gt
2
very short, 0.06× as long as Gt
4
, medio-basal Gt
1
without transverse carina or edge dorsally, Gt
1-2
with weak reticulation and shiny in posterior half, remaining tergites with strong reticulation; mesosoma bright metallic bluish-green (
Figs 56, 57
).
Female
holotype
: length of body
2.7mm
.
Scape and pedicel yellowish-brown, flagellum dark brown. Head with frons metallic bluish-green, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-purple. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum metallic bluish-green, propodeum metallic blue. Legs with fore coxa black with metallic blue tinges, mid coxa black, hind coxa metallic bluish-green; trochanters pale brown; femora black with metallic blue tinges and with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster metallic bluish-green; gonoplac black.
Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.
Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric; midlobe without median groove, with eight scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with median part with rather strong reticulation and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves ±distinct, slightly curved and diverging towards posterior part. Dorsellum with strong sculpture. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands in posterior part; 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 five 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
without transverse edge or carina dorsally, Gt
1-2
with weak reticulation and shiny, remaining tergites with strong reticulation.
Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 26; head length, frontal view 40; POL 11.5; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 5.5; head width 56; mouth width 18; malar space 14; eye length 23.5; scape length 19; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 51; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 8; F1 width 4.5; F2 length 8; F2 width 5; F3 length 7; F3 width 5; clava length 17.5; clava width 5.5; C3 length 6.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 69; mesosoma width 51; midlobe of mesoscutum length 27; mesoscutellum length 24; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part11.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 13; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4.5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 9; costal cell length 34; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 32; stigmal vein length 11; gaster length 113; gaster width 41; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 2; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 32; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 10; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 13; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 5.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
Costa Rica
.
Material examined.
Holotype
♀
COSTA RICA
,
Puntarenas
,
Parque Nacional Corcovado
,
Cerro Mueller, LS
273200_
521500, 744m
,
6.xi.2001
,
J. Azofeifa
(
NHMUK
).
Etymology
. Named in honour of Antonio (Tonio) Azofeifa, former parataxonomist at INBio and collector of material of this and many other Costa Rican
Eulophidae
.
Remarks
. The
holotype
lacks C2&3 on right antenna.