Review of Grotiusomyia Girault (Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae), an exclusively New World genus, including 17 new species
Author
Hansson, Christer
text
Zootaxa
2023
2023-05-04
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5278.1.2
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5278.1.2
1175-5326
7894979
9D0E61E2-298C-4248-BD76-A2C392372F90
Grotiusomyia nicoyae
sp. nov.
Figs 12
,
34
,
61
,
87
,
104
Diagnosis
. Mandibles yellowish-white, with a row of small teeth at apex (as in
Fig. 112
); flagellum pale brown, 0.7× as long as width of mesoscutum, F4 0.7× as long as wide, apex of clava pointed (
Figs 12
,
61
); frons between scrobes and eyes and vertex with strong reticulation (
Figs 87
,
104
); occipital margin with an edge behind ocellar triangle (
Fig. 87
); mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with same colour and reticulation (
Fig. 34
); mesoscutellum convex; dorsellum ±flat, smooth and shiny, posterior margin ±evenly rounded; fore wing with 2–4 setae in apico-dorsal part of costal cell, completely hyaline (
Fig. 12
); fore coxa white, mid coxa yellowish-brown (
Fig. 12
); gaster (
Fig. 34
) 1.6× as long as wide; Gt
1
0.4× as long as length of gaster, dorsal surface smooth, posterior margin curved slightly forwards; Gt
6
0.1× as long as length of gaster with anterior part 1.8× as wide as width of posterior part, posterior margin straight with sharp edge.
Description (female
holotype
).
Length
1.8 mm
. Frons between scrobes and eyes and vertex with strong reticulation, scrobes smooth. Mandibles with a row of small teeth at apex. Occipital margin with a sharp edge behind ocellar triangle. Dorsellum weakly concave medially, smooth and shiny, posterior margin ±evenly rounded with a few small dents medially. Propodeal callus with 14 setae. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; with 14 admarginal setae; costal cell with a row of 12 setae on ventral surface, apico-dorsal margin with two setae; speculum distinct and closed below. Gaster long ovate; Gt
1
smooth and shiny without sculpture, remaining tergites with weak reticulation; Gt
1
with posterior margin curved slightly forwards, Gt
6
with posterior margin straight.
Colour. Head black with metallic green tinges, scrobes black. Mandibles yellowish-white.Antennae pale brown. Mesosoma black with metallic tinges. Fore coxa white, mid coxa yellowish-brown, hind coxa black with metallic tinges; remaining parts of legs yellowish-white. Gt
1
black with metallic blue tinges, remaining tergites black with metallic tinges.
Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 17; head length, frontal view 35; head width 46; POL 11.5; OOL 5; mouth width nm; malar space 7; eye length 22; lateral ocellus diameter 4; scape length 16; scape width 3.5; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel width. dorsal view 3.5; flagellum length 26; F1 length 4; F1 width 5; F2 length 3.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 3.5; F3 width 5; F4 length 3.5; F4 width 5; clava length 8; clava width 5; pronotum length 17; pronotum width 34; mesosoma length 61; mesosoma width 40; midlobe of mesoscutum length 23; mesoscutellum length 19.5; mesoscutellum width 21; propodeum length 12; hind tibia length 39; hind tibial spur1 length 5; hind tibial spur2 length 3; hind tarsus length 28; hind basitarsus length 7; fore wing length 100; fore wing width 44; costal cell length 32; costal cell width 3; marginal vein length 30; postmarginal vein length 15; stigmal vein length 10; Gt
1
length 22; Gt
6
length 9; Gt
6
width at base 20; Gt
6
width at apex 11; gaster length 62; gaster width 39.
Variation. Costal cell with 2–4 setae in apico-dorsal part. Propodeal callus with 10–14 setae.
Male
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
Costa Rica
.
Etymology
. Referring to
type
locality. Karen Mogensen Private Reserve is situated on the Nicoya Peninsula.
Material
.
Holotype
female
:
COSTA RICA
,
Puntarenas
,
Reserva Privada Karen Mogensen
,
9º52′N
,
85º03′W
,
305m
,
23-24.ii.2007
,
J.S. Noyes
(
NHMUK
).
Non-type material:
1♀
COSTA RICA
,
Guanacaste
,
Area de Conservacion Guanacaste
,
Sector Pailas
, Pailas Dos PL12-3,
10.7631°N
85.3344°W
,
820m
11-18.xii.2014
,
D. Janzen
,
W. Hallwachs
(
BIOUG44129
-D07) (
MZLU
).
This specimen is barcoded, but because of bad fragmentation with parts missing it is not included as
type
material.