Opius cuencaensis Fischer, 1968: 350, 352-353. Holotype female in American Entomological Institute.
Desmiostoma cuencaense: Fischer 1977: 850, 861-862.
Opius cuencaensis: Wharton 1983: 61.
Opius (Bellopius) cuencaensis: Wharton 1997: 28.
Opius (Bellopius) cuencaensis Fischer, 1968
Taxonomic History / Nomenclature
Diagnosis and Relationships
This is a small, densely setose species with a short ovipositor. It is nearly identical to Opius (Bellopius) cuzcoensis but the legs are pale in this species and darker in cuzcoensis.
Distribution
Known only from the holotype collected in Ecuador.
Distribution
No referenced distribution records have been added to the database for this OTU.
Biology / Hosts
Unknown.
Map
There are no specimens currently determined for this OTU, or those specimens determined for this OTU are not yet mappable.
Acknowledgements
This page was assembled largely by Bob Wharton. It is part of a revision of New World, mostly neotropical, opiines reared from Tephritidae conducted by Condon et al. (2014) and Wharton and Norrbom (2013). We are particularly grateful to Lauren Ward who did all of the imaging. Matt Yoder and Istvan Miko provided guidance on databasing issues associated with our use of mx and HAO respectively. We thank David Wahl (AEI) for facilitating loans and general assistance associated with examination of holotypes and other material in his care. This work was supported partly by NSF DEB 0949027, with REU supplement 1313933 (to Wharton) and partly by NSF/PEET DEB 0328922 (also to Wharton). Page last updated March, 2015. The material on this page is freely available, but should be acknowledged if used elsewhere.
This material is based upon work at Texas A&M University supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers DEB 0949027 and DEB 0328922 with REU supplement 1313933. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
