Galeopsomyia picuda 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 picuda

description: Galeopsomyia picuda Hansson sp.nov.
(Figs 584, 585, 865)
Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2 (Fig. 865); genal carina present; mesoscutellum (Fig. 584) with median part with strong reticulation with elongate meshes and with a median groove, submedian grooves distinct, diverging slightly towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum (Fig. 584) with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation, callus with seven setae; gaster (Fig. 584) 2.8× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation.
Female holotype: length of body 3.2mm.
Scape dark brown with inner ventral margin yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Face below level of toruli golden-green, clypeus dark brown, frons metallic bluish-green, antennal scrobes black; vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum metallic bluish-green, mesoscutellum metallic bluish-purple, propodeum golden-green. Legs with coxae metallic bluish-green; trochanters dark brown; femora metallic bluish-green with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown, T4 pale brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 golden-green, Gt2-3 metallic bluish-purple in anterior half and golden-purple in posterior half, Gt4 golden-purple, Gt5-6 metallic bluish-green, Gt7 golden-green; gonoplac black.
Antenna with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeal area smooth, frons with strong reticulation/rugosity, antennal scrobes with weak reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle.
Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a weak median groove, with 12 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with strong reticulation on median part, meshes elongate, with median groove, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves distinct, diverging slightly towards posterior part; with six setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with weak sculpture and shiny, with median carina. Propodeum with strong irregular carinae and strong reticulation; callus with seven 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 closed below; costal setal row unbroken.
Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with strong reticulation.
Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 25; head length, frontal view 45; POL 12.5; OOL 7.5; lateral ocellus diameter 5; head width 59; mouth width 20; malar space 20; eye length 24; scape length 21; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 63; pedicel length 9; pedicel width, dorsal view 5; F1 length 10.5; F1 width 5; F2 length 10; F2 width 5; F3 length 11; F3 width 5; clava length 23.5; clava width 5.5; C3 length 7.5; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 87; mesosoma width 59; midlobe of mesoscutum length 36.5; mesoscutellum length 32; mesoscutellum width 27; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 13; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part11.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 13.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 5; dorsellum length 5; propodeum length 14; costal cell length 49; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 4; marginal vein length 44; stigmal vein length 13; gaster length 139; gaster width 50; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 15; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 22; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 23; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 14; longest cercal seta length 14; shortest cercal seta length 5.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts. Unknown.
Distribution. Costa Rica.
Material examined.
Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Heredia, 6km ENE Vara Blanca, 10°11’N, 84°07’W, 2000m, iii.2002, INBio, OET, ALAS (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 444-445, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8372024