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Diagnosis
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Mandibles
normal, pointing inwards and meeting medially. |
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Superfamily : Ichneumonoidea |
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Classification |
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Overview |
Opius is a large and taxonomically difficult genus. Species are widely distributed on all continents, with over 550 described species. Opius species attack Diptera, mainly leaf-mining Agromyzidae and fruit-infesting Tephritidae; they oviposit in egg or larval stages and emerge from host puparia (Wharton, 1997d). |
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Identification |
Opius is included in generic keys to Opiinae presented by Wharton (1997a; 1997d). Asutralian species that attack leafmining Agromyzidae were discussed in Belokobilskij et al (2004). |
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