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Identified as Beauveria acridophila based on morphology (yellow, claviform, echinulate stromata up to 3 cm long) and because the insect host is a grasshopper other than Colpolopha sp. (the similar Beauveria locustiphila specializes on Colpolopha); see Sanjuan et al. 2014 (www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3852/13-020). Also see photo in Sourell et al. 2019 “Entomopathogenic fungi of the Rio Napo lowlands” (https://fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/sites/default/files/rapid-color-guides-pdfs/1136_ecuador_entomopathogenic_fungi_of_rio_napo_2.pdf).