Galeopsomyia limonensis Hansson & Hanson 2023, sp.nov.
Creators: name: Hansson, Christer
name: Hanson, Paul E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eulophidae
Galeopsomyia
Galeopsomyia limonensis

description: Galeopsomyia limonensis Hansson sp.nov.
(Figs 462, 463, 817)
Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 (Fig. 817); genal carina present; mesoscutellum (Fig. 462) with submedian grooves curved, with outer margin absent, grooves subdivided by transverse carinae, median part with weak reticulation and with a median groove in posterior two-thirds, lateral parts with strong reticulation; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum (Fig. 462) with strong irregular carinae, callus with two setae; fore coxa with basal half dark brown to black and apical half yellowish-brown, mid coxa yellowish-brown, hind coxa with basal half black with metallic tinges and apical half yellowish-brown (Fig. 463); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster (Fig. 462) 2.1× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with short longitudinal carinae, tergites with weak reticulation.
Female holotype: length of body 2.8mm (paratype 2.2mm).
Scape yellowish-brown with apico-dorsal part brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head with frons, including scrobes, and vertex golden-green, clypeus dark brown. Mesoscutum with sidelobes golden-green, midlobe golden-purple; mesoscutellum and propodeum golden-purple. Legs with fore coxa with basal half dark brown to black and apical half yellowish-brown, mid coxa yellowish-brown, hind coxa with basal half black with metallic tinges and apical half yellowish-brown; trochanters, femora and tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 golden, Gt2-4 metallic purple, Gt5-7 golden-green; gonoplac black.
Antenna with distinct constriction beteen C1 and C2. Frons with lateral parts rugose, median part with strong small-meshed reticulation, clypeus smooth; with genal carina. Vertex with weak reticulation outside ocellar triangle and shiny, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle and some large foveae.
Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe, midlobe rugose on part close to notauli; midlobe with a median groove in posterior half, with 12 scattered setae on rugose parts. Mesoscutellum with submedian grooves curved, with outer margin absent, grooves subdivided by transverse carinae, median part with weak reticulation and with a median groove in posterior two-thirds, lateral parts with strong reticulation and with eight scattered setae. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands posteriorly; with strong irregular carinae; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with seven setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.
Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with short longitudinal carinae; tergites with weak reticulation.
Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 30; head length, frontal view 48; POL 10.5; OOL 6; lateral ocellus diameter 6; head width 82; mouth width 17; malar space 17; eye length 28.5; scape length 23; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 72; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4.5; F1 length 12; F1 width 6; F2 length 12; F2 width 6; F3 length 11; F3 width 6.5; clava length 23.5; clava width 7; C3 length 7; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 83; mesosoma width 55; midlobe of mesoscutum length 31; mesoscutellum length 31; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 8; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part12; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 11; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5.5; dorsellum length 7; propodeum length 15; costal cell length 39; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2.5; marginal vein length 42; stigmal vein length 12.5; gaster length 108; gaster width 51; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 23; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 13; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 17; longest cercal seta length 16; shortest cercal seta length 4.5.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts. Unknown.
Distribution. Costa Rica.
Material examined.
Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Limón, Área de Conservación La Amistad Caribe (A.C.L.A.C), Central, Reserva Biológica Hitoy Cerere, Estación Hitoy Cerere, LN 184600_ 643400, 140m 17.vi-17.vii.1999, malaise trap, F. Umaña, (NHMUK). Paratype: 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces, Wilson Botanico, 1150m, 18-22.iii.1990, J.S. Noyes (NHMUK).
Etymology. Named after collecting area, Limón Province.
description: Published as part of Hansson, Christer & Hanson, Paul E., 2023, EULOPHIDAE OF COSTA RICA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5: The genus Galeopsomyia Girault, pp. 1-743 in Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) (Oxford, England) 3 (1) on pages 360-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8372024