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Biosteres
wesmaelii
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Subspecies
Original
description
Exact original spelling: Opius Wesmaelii
Latin diagnosis: "Niger, antennarum scapo subtus clypei apice
mandibulis pedipusque testaceis, scutello rugoso, stigmate
lineari-lanceolato, maris nigro, feminae fusco, terebra recondita.
(Long. vix 2 lin.)" - "Areola radialis ab alae apice sat remota,
oblongo-lanceolata; cubiti abscissa extima recta vel apice lenissime
inflexa. Habitat in Salicetis Hiberniae borealis nec infrequens, Maio -
Junio; ex Anglia misit etiam F. Walker."
Original reference: Haliday AH (1837). Essay on Parasitic Hymenoptera.
The Entomological Magazine 4, 203-221.
Page of description: 219.
Synonyms
Opius carbonarius Wesmael, 1835 (nec Nees, 1834) (misidentification)
Opius wesmaelii Haliday, 1837
Biosteres wesmaelii (Haliday, 1837)
Opius jonatisi Jakimavicius, 1977 (original spelling?)
Opius jonaitisi auct. (misspelling?)
Biosteres wesmaeli auct. (unjustified emendation)
This
species
is
someties
placed
in the subgenus Chilotrichia. This subgenus is sometimes
considered to be a separate genus, but this has not been corroborated
with sufficient data. It is currently unclear which species of
Biosteres s.l. are to be included in Chilotrichia. Therefore, it is
unclear wether Chilotrichia is a monophyletic group and it is unclear
whether its separation from Biosteres would render the remaining
Biosteres paraphyletic. This question can
only be clarified after a thorough revision of this potential genus
group. In the meantime I retain the genus Biosteres in its broader
sense.
Identification
Distribution
Biology
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updated on November 2, 2010
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