Parasitoids of Fruit-Infesting Tephritidae

Opius baldufi Muesebeck, 1949

See the Opius page for additional information.

Originally described as Opius baldufi by Muesebeck (1949)

Midwestern U.S.A. and Utah.

Native

North America (Bush, G. L. 1966.)

Illinois (Muesebeck, C. F. W. 1949.; Muesebeck, C. F. W., and L. Walkley. 1951.; Fischer, M. 1964.; Marsh, P. M. 1979.)

Michigan (Muesebeck, C. F. W. 1967.; Fischer, M. 1964.; Marsh, P. M. 1979.)

Minnesota (Muesebeck, C. F. W. 1949.; Muesebeck, C. F. W., and L. Walkley. 1951.; Marsh, P. M. 1979.)

Wisconsin (Muesebeck, C. F. W. 1949.; Muesebeck, C. F. W., and L. Walkley. 1951.; Fischer, M. 1964.; Marsh, P. M. 1979.)

Opius baldufi is a parasitoid of Rhagoletis basiola (Osten Sacken), which develops in rose hips (Balduf 1958, 1959; Wharton and Marsh 1978).

A detailed biology of this species was published by Balduf (1959); who also looked at the effects of parasitism on the size of the host puparium Balduf (1958).