Parasitoids of Fruit-Infesting Tephritidae

Utetes richmondi (Gahan, 1919)

For additional information, see the Utetes page.

1. Utetes richmondi fore wing... ↴

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This species was originally described as Opius richmondi by Gahan (1919). It was later formally transferred from Opius to Utetes by Wharton (1997). Utetes had been recognized as a subgenus of Opius by Fischer(1972) , and later elevated to generic rank by Wharton (1988). However, most of the species that attack Tephritidae were not formally transferred to Utetes until 1997, after Utetes had been redefined (Wharton 1997).

Native

Maine (Gahan, A. B. 1919.; Lathrop, F. H. and Newton, R. C. 1933.; Muesebeck, C. F. W., and L. Walkley. 1951.; Marsh, P. M. 1979.; Lathrop, F. H. and Nickels, C. B. 1932.)

Minnesota (Fischer, M. 1970.; Marsh, P. M. 1979.)

Pennsylvania (Juliano, S. A. and V. A. Borowicz. 1987.)

Utetes richmondi (Gahan) is a parasitoid of the blueberry maggot, Rhagoletis mendax (Gahan 1919, Lathrop and Nickels 1932). Juliano and Borowicz (1987) studied this species as a parasitoid of Rhagoletis cornivora.