Galeopsomyia menoris Hansson & Hanson 2023, sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia menoris Hansson sp.nov.

(Figs 498, 499, 832)

Diagnosis (female). Antennal clava with distinct constriction between C1 and C2 (Fig. 832); genal carina present; mesoscutellum (Fig. 498) with median part 3.3× as long as wide, strongly rugose, with a complete median groove, submedian grooves with outer margin missing, straight and diverging towards posterior part, lateral parts strongly rugose; dorsellum with median carina; propodeum (Fig. 498) with strong irregular carinae and some strong reticulation, propodeal callus with two setae; petiole transverse; gaster (Fig. 498) 2.6× as long as wide, medio-basal Gt1 with a sharp edge shaped like an inverted U (as in Fig. 24), tergites with strong reticulation; head and mesosoma predominantly golden-green (Figs 498, 499).

Female holotype: length of body 3.1mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel pale brown, flagellum dark brown. Head golden-green, antennal scrobes golden-red, clypeus dark brown. Thoracic dorsum golden-green with median one-third of mesoscutellum metallic blue. Legs with fore and hind coxae metallic bluish-green, mid coxa dark brown; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-brown. Petiole black. Gaster with Gt1 metallic bluish-green, remaining tergites golden-purple; gonoplac black.

Antenna with distinct constriction between C1 and C2. Face below level of toruli with strong reticulation, clypeus smooth, frons rugose, antennal scrobes with strong reticulation; with genal carina. Vertex rugose outside ocellar triangle, with wrinkled sculpture inside ocellar triangle; with a carina between posterior ocelli in posterior part.

Mesoscutum with strong reticulation, meshes isodiametric on sidelobes, elongate on midlobe; midlobe with a complete median groove, with parts close to notauli rugose with 16 scattered setae. Mesoscutellum with median part strongly rugose, with a complete median groove, submedian grooves with outer margin missing, straight and diverging towards posterior part, lateral parts strongly rugose with 16 scattered setae. Dorsellum with strong sculpture, with median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands to a cup anteriorly; with strong irregular carinae and some strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with six setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum closed; costal setal row broken.

Petiole transverse. Gaster elongate; medio-basal Gt 1 with dorsal part smoothly rounded; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 27; head length, frontal view 51; POL 13; OOL 7; lateral ocellus diameter 6.5; head width 69; mouth width 21; malar space 15; eye length 29; scape length 22; scape width 5.5; pedicel+flagellum length 73; pedicel length 7; pedicel width, dorsal view 5; F1 length 13; F1 width 6.5; F2 length 13; F2 width 6; F3 length 13; F3 width 6; clava length 25; clava width 6; C3 length 8; spicule length 2; mesosoma length 90; mesosoma width 57; midlobe of mesoscutum length 29; mesoscutellum length 33; mesoscutellum width 30; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 10; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part 8.5; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 12; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 6; dorsellum length 5.5; propodeum length 13; costal cell length 47; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 4; marginal vein length 40; stigmal vein length 12; gaster length 130; gaster width 50; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 13; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 23; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 19; longest cercal seta length 16; shortest cercal seta length 6.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Brazil.

Material examined. Holotype ♀ BRAZIL, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia, 20.x.1949, F. Plaumann (NHMUK).