Galeopsomyia curiosa 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 curiosa

description: Galeopsomyia curiosa Hansson sp.nov.
(Figs 642, 643, 880, 930)
Diagnosis (female). Antenna with solid clava (Fig. 880); genal carina present; midlobe of mesoscutum (Fig. 642) with strong short longitudinal carinae and with setae scattered all over surface; mesoscutellum (Figs 642, 930) rugose with two complete median grooves, submedian grooves absent; dorsellum with an indistinct median carina; propodeum (Fig. 642) with strong reticulation, callus with eight setae; fore wing speculum absent (Fig. 643); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster (Fig. 642) circular, 1.3× as long as wide, tergites with weak reticulation and shiny, Gt1 large, covers half the length of gaster, mediobasal part with several short longitudinal carinae; petiole yellowish-brown; body dark brown non-metallic (Figs 642, 643).
Female holotype: length of body 1.2mm.
Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum pale brown. Head dark brown to black, part above mouth opening yellowish-brown. Mesosoma dark brown to black. Legs with coxae brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; fore and mid femora brown, hind femur yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 brown. Petiole yellowish-brown. Gaster dark brown to black; gonoplac black.
Antenna with solid clava. Face below level of toruli with weak reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons with strong reticulation, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with wrinkled sculpture. Occipital margin with a carina.
Mesoscutum with strong reticulation on sidelobes, midlobe with short longitudinal carinae and with scattered setae all over surface. Mesoscutellum with three complete longitudinal carinae medially, submedian grooves absent; lateral parts rugose with 14 scattered setae. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with an indistinct median carina. Propodeum with a strong and narrow median carina; with strong reticulation; callus with eight setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with five setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum absent; costal setal row unbroken.
Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster circular, tergites with weak reticulation and shiny, Gt1 large, covers half the length of gaster, mediobasal part with several short longitudinal carinae.
Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 17.5; head length, frontal view 28; POL 9; OOL 3; lateral ocellus diameter 3; head width 35; mouth width nm; malar space 10; eye length 15.5; scape length 12; scape width 2.5; pedicel+flagellum length 33; pedicel length 5.5; pedicel width, dorsal view 3; F1 length 4.5; F1 width 3; F2 length 4.5; F2 width 3; F3 length 4.5; F3 width 3.5; clava length 12; clava width 4; C3 length 5; spicule length 2.5; mesosoma length 43; mesosoma width 30; midlobe of mesoscutum length 13.5; mesoscutellum length 15.5; mesoscutellum width 15.5; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) nm; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part nm; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part nm; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) nm; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 8.5; costal cell length 23; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 2; marginal vein length 21; stigmal vein length 8; gaster length 40; gaster width 31; Gt2 length (measured medially) 7.5; Gt4 length (measured medially) 3; Gt7 length (measured medially) 5; Gt7 width (measured at base) 11; longest cercal seta length 11; shortest cercal seta length 4.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts. Unknown.
Distribution. Costa Rica.
Material examined.
Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Limón, Reserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere, Headquarter, 100m, 14- 18.i.1991, J.S. Noyes (NHMUK).
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 484-485, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8372024