Desmiostoma caldasanum Fischer, 1983

Taxonomic History / Nomenclature
Desmiostoma caldasanum Fischer, 1983: 65-67. Holotype female in California Academy of Sciences.
This species is a typical member of the subgenus Bellopius as defined by Wharton (1997). However, it has never been formally transferred from Desmiostoma and thus remains in its original combination as described by Fischer.
Diagnosis and Relationships
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This species is similar in color to Opius (Bellopius) hirtus, but has a slightly longer ovipositor and longer second submarginal cell. Fischer, 1983: 65-67 provides additional details for separating these two species. Figs 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are of the same paratype specimen illustrated in Fischer’s original description. This species is a typical Bellopius, similar in sculpture to the type species, Opius bellus.
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Distribution
No referenced distribution records have been added to the database for this OTU.
Biology / Hosts
Unknown.