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 jimenezi
Hansson
sp.nov.
(
Figs 136, 137
,
712
)
Diagnosis (female).
Antennal clava with a weak constriction between C1 and C2 (
Fig. 712
); with genal carina; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (
Fig. 136
) with strong reticulation, mesoscutellum with very weak submedian grooves that run close to and parallel with lateral margins of mesoscutellum; hind coxa with a carina along posterior margin; gaster (
Fig. 136
) 2.5× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt
1
with a transverse edge dorsally.
Female
holotype
: length of body
1.7mm
(
paratype
2.0mm).
Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head metallic bluish-purple, clypeus dark brown, antennal scrobes black. Thoracic dorsum black with bluish-purple tinges. Legs with fore and hind coxae dark brown to black with metallic tinges, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt
1
metallic blue, Gt
2-5
golden-purple, Gt
6-7
black; gonoplac black.
Antenna with a weak constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation.
Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe without a median groove, with five adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves very weak, running close to and parallel with lateral margins of mesoscutellum. Dorsellum with strong sculpture. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly; 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 three setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row sparse but ±unbroken.
Petiole transverse. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with a transverse edge dorsally; tergites with strong reticulation, Gt
1
with slightly weaker reticulation and more shiny.
Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 19; head length, frontal view 32; POL 9; OOL 5; lateral ocellus diameter 3.5; head width 41; mouth width 11; malar space 12.5; eye length 17; scape length 15; scape width 3.2; pedicel+flagellum length 42; pedicel length 6.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3.2; F1 length 7; F1 width 4; F2 length 5.5; F2 width 4; F3 length 5.5; F3 width 4.5; clava length 14.5; clava width 5; C3 length 5.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 45; mesosoma width 33; midlobe of mesoscutum length 16; mesoscutellum length 16.5; mesoscutellum width 16; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 7; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 6; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 10; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 2.5; dorsellum length 2.5; propodeum length 7.5; costal cell length 24; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 1.5; marginal vein length 25; stigmal vein length 7.5; gaster length 75; gaster width 30; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 5; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 9; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 10; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 5.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
Costa Rica
.
Material examined.
Holotype
♀
COSTA RICA
,
Guanacaste
,
Parque Nacional Diriá
,
Retallano Alrededores Torre
control de incendios, LN 238550_358650,
600-700m
, 1.xii-i.2002,
I. Jiménez
(
NHMUK
)
.
Paratype
:
1♀
COSTA RICA,
Guanacaste
,
Parque Nacional Santa Rosa
,
300m
, SE-7-O,
28.xii.1985
-
18.i.1986
,
D.H. Janzen
&
I.D. Gauld
(
NHMUK
)
.
Etymology
. Named in honour of Iván Jiménez, former parataxonomist at INBio and collector of material of this and many other Costa Rican
Eulophidae
.