Opius baldufi Muesebeck, 1949
Taxonomic History / Nomenclature
Originally described as Opius baldufi by Muesebeck (1949)
Remarks
See the Opius page for additional information.
Distribution
Midwestern U.S.A. and Utah.
Distribution
Native
North America (Bush, G. L. 1966.)
Michigan (Muesebeck, C. F. W. 1967.; Fischer, M. 1964.; Marsh, P. M. 1979.)
Biology / Hosts
Opius baldufi is a parasitoid of Rhagoletis basiola (Osten Sacken), which develops in rose hips (Balduf 1958, 1959; Wharton and Marsh 1978).
Biology and Behavior
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).
Map
There are no specimens currently determined for this OTU, or those specimens determined for this OTU are not yet mappable.
