Galeopsomyia lacinia 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 lacinia

description: Galeopsomyia lacinia Hansson sp.nov.
(Figs 446, 447, 810, 980)
Diagnosis (female). Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 (Fig. 810); genal carina present; mesoscutellum (Fig. 446) with very weak reticulation, submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum (Fig. 446) with strong reticulation, callus with seven setae; fore coxa black, mid coxa dark brown and hind coxa yellowish-brown at apex and along anterior part, black along posterior part (Fig. 447); petiole a narrow smooth band; gaster (Fig. 446) 2.7× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation.
Female holotype: length of body 2.9mm (paratypes 1.7–2.9mm).
Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel dark brown, flagellum black. Head with frons black with golden-green tinges, antennal scrobes black with metallic tinges and clypeus black; vertex black with pale blue metallic tinges. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with pale golden tinges; propodeum black with golden tinges. Legs with fore and hind coxae black, hind coxa with apex yellowish-brown, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt 1-4 with pale golden tinges and with posterior margin black with metallic purple tinges, Gt5-6 with pale golden tinges, Gt 7 black; gonoplac black.
Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Frons with strong reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation. Occipital margin with a carina behind ocellar triangle.
Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with nine adnotaular setae in two rows. Mesoscutellum with very weak reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, straight and parallel; with seven setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, with median carina. Propodeum with a wide median carina that expands both anteriorly and posteriorly; with strong reticulation; callus with seven setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with eight setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row unbroken.
Petiole a narrow smooth band. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with strong reticulation.
Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 26; head length, frontal view 42; POL 10.5; OOL 8.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 58; mouth width 16; malar space 14.5; eye length 24; scape length 24; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 69; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 11.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 11; F2 width 5; F3 length 9.5; F3 width 5; clava length 25; clava width 6; C3 length 9; spicule length 3; mesosoma length 82; mesosoma width 55; midlobe of mesoscutum length 32; mesoscutellum length 30; mesoscutellum width 25; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 12; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part12; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 12; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 4; dorsellum length 5.5; propodeum length 14; costal cell length 44; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3; marginal vein length 47; stigmal vein length 13; gaster length 126; gaster width 46; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 14; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 20; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 18; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 13.5; longest cercal seta length 19; shortest cercal seta length 6.
Male. Length of body of body 1.5–1.7mm.
Antenna (Fig. 980) with plaque on scape dark brown and situated below apex of scape; dorso-basal whorls of long setae present on F1–F4 and on C1. Gaster long ovate. Otherwise as in female.
Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 19.5; head length, frontal view 33; head width 44; mouth width 15; malar space 13.5; eye length 18.5; scape length 18; scape width 5.5; plaque length 4; pedicel length 6; pedicel+flagellum length 80; F1 length 6; F1 width 4.8; F2 length 9.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 14; F3 width 4; F4 length 15; F4 width 4; clava length 30; clava width 4; mesosoma length 55; mesosoma width 39; gaster length 62; gaster width 31; longest subbasal seta on F1, length 50.
Hosts. Unknown.
Distribution. Costa Rica.
Material examined.
Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, San José, San Gerardo de Dota, 9º34’N, 83º43’W, 20-21.ii.2013, J.S. Noyes (NHMUK). Paratypes (19♀ 2♂, CNC, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK): 1♀ COSTA RICA, Cartago, Turrialba, Rio Dantas, 0.4km Aguas Arriba Margen Derecho, LN 218100_593650, 400-500m, 6.ii-10.iii.2000, E. Rojas; 1♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Parque Nacional Guanacaste, below Volcan Cacao, 400-600m, 3.iii.1990, J.S. Noyes; 2♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Altamira, Sendero Los Gigantes, 9º02’N, 83º00’W, 1450m, 7.ii-5.iii.2002, C. Hansson & Parataxonomos; 2♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, Estación Biológica Monteverde, 10º20′N, 84º49′W, 1540m, 26.ii.2007, J.S. Noyes; following from same locality as previous but collected 18-25.ii.2004 (1♂), 19.ii.2013 (1♀); 1♀ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces, Wilson Botanico, 1150m, 18-22.iii.1990, J.S. Noyes; following from same locality as previous but collected 15-16.ii.2006 (1♀), 7-19.ii.2007 (6♀), 19-29.ii.2008 (1♂), 15-16.ii.2012 (4♀).
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 349-350, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8372024