Galeopsomyia scadius (Walker 1843)
- Dataset
- EULOPHIDAE OF COSTA RICA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5: The genus Galeopsomyia Girault
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Hymenoptera
- family
- Eulophidae
- genus
- Galeopsomyia
- species
- Galeopsomyia scadius
biology_ecology
Hosts. Unknown.
description
(Figs 666, 667)
description
Redescription (female lectotype). Length 1.6 mm. Antenna dark brown. Head with frons golden-green, clypeus dark brown; vertex golden-green. Thoracic dorsum golden-green. Legs with fore and hind coxae golden-green, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T 1 – 3 yellowish-brown, T 4 brown. Petiole black. Gaster black with golden tinges; gonoplac black. Antennal clava strong and solid. Frons with strong reticulation, clypeal area smooth; scrobes with weak reticulation; with a strong genal carina. Vertex with strong reticulation. Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric, elongate in posterior half of midlobe; midlobe with a complete median groove, with 12 scattered adnotaular setae. Mesoscutellum with median part with weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate; submedian grooves ± distinct, slightly curved and diverging slightly towards posterior part; with five (visible) setae scattered over lateral parts. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands towards both posterior and anterior parts; with strong reticulation; callus with six setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with very weak reticulation. Fore wing with four setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open; costal setal row unbroken. Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally; tergites with strong reticulation. Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 24; head length, frontal view 46; POL 15; OOL 7.5; lateral ocellus diameter 3.5; head width 57; mouth width 17; malar space 18; eye length 23.5; scape length 20; scape width 4; pedicel + flagellum length 51; pedicel length 8; pedicel width, dorsal view 5; F 1 length 7.5; F 1 width 5.5; F 2 length 7.5; F 2 width 5.5; F 3 length 7.5; F 3 width 6.5; clava length 16.5; clava width 8.5; C 3 length 5; spicule length 1; mesosoma length 74; mesosoma width 56; midlobe of mesoscutum length 29; mesoscutellum length 31; mesoscutellum width 26; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 13.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum (measured medially) 6.5; dorsellum length 3; propodeum length 12.5; costal cell length 39; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3.2; marginal vein length 34; stigmal vein length 13; gaster length 105; gaster width 51; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 12; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 15; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 18; longest cercal seta length nm; shortest cercal seta length nm. Male. Unknown.
diagnosis
Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava (Fig. 667) strong and solid, flagellum short (flagellum + pedicel 0.9 × as long as width of mesoscutum), scape dark brown (Fig. 667); genal carina present and strong; mesoscutellum (Fig. 666) with median part with weak reticulation and shiny, lateral parts with strong reticulation, meshes elongate, submedian grooves ± distinct, slightly curved and diverging slightly towards posterior part; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum (Fig. 666) with strong reticulation, callus with six setae; petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part; gaster (Fig. 666) 2.1 × as long as wide, medio-basal Gt 1 with longitudinal carinae laterally, tergites with strong reticulation.
distribution
Distribution. Chile (Walker 1842).
materials_examined
Material examined. Lectotype female in NHMUK.
Name
- Synonyms
- Tetrastichus scadius Walker 1843
- Homonyms
- Galeopsomyia scadius (Walker 1843)