Opius (genus - parasitoids)

Braconidae • Hymenoptera parasitoids • Beneficials/natural enemies

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a wasp of the genus Opius (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Charley Eiseman
Source: BugGuide

Opius pactus (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Source: BOLD Systems

Opius Wesmael, 1835

This genus of wasps is widely distributed. They are solitary koinobiont endoparasitoids, parasitising leafminers, fruit fly larvae and larvae of other plant-mining flies. Several species are considered to be important biological control agents of pest flies and some are commercially produced.

Type species: Opius pallipes

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Opius bellus (parasitoid)
• Opius dissitus (parasitoid)
• Opius pallipes (parasitoid)