ORIGINAL NAME Opius cinerariae COMBINATION HISTORY Opius (Fischer, 1966; Fischer, 1971) Opius (Gerius) (Fischer, 1987) TAXONOMY description (Fischer, 1987; Belokobylskij et al, 2004) description in a key [Australia] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) original description (Fischer, 1963) TYPE Atl_bbe_qm (Fischer, 1963; Fischer, 1987) Australia-Queensland (Fischer, 1963; Fischer, 1987) female (Fischer, 1963) holotype (Fischer, 1963) HOST Calycomyza humeralis [Aster] (Fischer, 1987) Cerodontha bellidis [Aster] (Fischer, 1963) Chromatomyia syngenesiae [Chrysanthemum] (Fischer, 1963; Fischer, 1987) Kleinschmidtimyia pisi [Pisum sativum] (Fischer, 1963; Fischer, 1987) Liriomyza [Coronopus didymus] (Fischer, 1987) Liriomyza chenopodii (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) HOST FOOD Cineraria (Fischer, 1963) Coronopus didymus (Fischer, 1963; Fischer, 1987) Pisum sativum (Fischer, 1963; Fischer, 1987) ANTENNA antenna:L/BL (female) [120] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) antenna:L/BL (female) [138] (Fischer, 1963) antenna:L/BL (female) [140] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) antenna:L/WL (female) [118] (Fischer, 1963) antenna:length (female) [21] (Fischer, 1963) antenna:segments (female) [18] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) antenna:segments (female) [21] (Fischer, 1963) antenna:segments (female) [22] (Fischer, 1963; Belokobylskij et al, 2004) antenna:segments (male) [18] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) antenna:segments (male) [22] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) flagellomere(1):L/F2 (female) [100] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) flagellomere(1):L/F2 (female) [110] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) flagellomere(1):L/W (female) [500] (Fischer, 1963; Belokobylskij et al, 2004) flagellomere(1):L/W (male) [450] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) scape:L/W (female) [150] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) FIGURE antenna (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) femur (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) head (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) leg (Fischer, 1963; Fischer, 1987) mandible (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) mesonotum (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) mesosoma (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) metasoma (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) propodeum (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) GENERAL CHARACTERS body:colour (female) [black] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) body:length (female) [13] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) body:length (female) [16] (Fischer, 1963; Fischer, 1987) body:length (female) [17] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) body:length (male) [11] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) body:length (male) [15] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) GENITALIA ovipositor:L/WL [6] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) ovipositor:L/WL [7] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) ovipositor:form [concealed] (Fischer, 1963) HEAD clypeus:W/H (female) [140] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) clypeus:W/H (female) [160] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) compound eye:H/HH (female) [64] (Fischer, 1963) compound eye:H/L (female) [175] (Fischer, 1963) face+clypeus:W/H (female) [120] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) face+clypeus:W/H (female) [133] (Fischer, 1963) face:W/HW (female) [57] (Fischer, 1963) head:L/BL (female) [15] (Fischer, 1963) head:L/H (female) [64] (Fischer, 1963) head:L/MssL (female) [37] (Fischer, 1963) head:W/H (female) [127] (Fischer, 1963) head:W/L (female) [200] (Fischer, 1963) head:W/MsnW (female) [130] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) head:W/MssW (female) [117] (Fischer, 1963) head:length (female) [2] (Fischer, 1963) head:width (female) [5] (Fischer, 1963) malar space:W/MBW (female) [70] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) malar space:W/MBW (female) [80] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) malar space:W/OL (female) [25] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) malar space:W/OL (female) [33] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) maxillary palps:L/HH (female) [60] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) maxillary palps:L/HH (female) [70] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) maxillary palps:L/HH (female) [91] (Fischer, 1963) ocelli:POL/OD (female) [150] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) ocelli:POL/OD (female) [180] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) temple:L/OL (female) [75] (Fischer, 1963) IMAGE fore & hind wings (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) fore wing (Fischer, 1963) LEG femur(III):L/BL (female) [26] (Fischer, 1963) femur(III):L/W (female) [420] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) femur(III):L/W (female) [450] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) femur(III):L/W (female) [480] (Fischer, 1963) tarsus(III)(1):L/TaL (female) [38] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) MESOSOMA mesosoma:L/BL (female) [40] (Fischer, 1963) mesosoma:L/H (female) [130] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) mesosoma:L/H (female) [136] (Fischer, 1963) mesosoma:L/H (female) [140] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) mesosoma:L/W (female) [150] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) mesosoma:L/W (female) [158] (Fischer, 1963) mesosoma:L/W (female) [170] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) mesosoma:W/H (female) [86] (Fischer, 1963) mesosoma:length (female) [6] (Fischer, 1963) mesosoma:width (female) [4] (Fischer, 1963) scutellar sulcus:carinae (female) [3] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) METASOMA metasoma:L/BL (female) [45] (Fischer, 1963) metasoma:L/MssL (female) [111] (Fischer, 1963) metasoma:L/W (female) [162] (Fischer, 1963) metasoma:length (female) [7] (Fischer, 1963) tergite(1):FW/HW (female) [67] (Fischer, 1963) tergite(1):L/HW (female) [100] (Fischer, 1963) tergite(1):L/MtsL (female) [29] (Fischer, 1963) tergite(2+3):L/W (female) [80] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) tergite(2+3):L/W (female) [90] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) WING fore wing:L/BL (female) [117] (Fischer, 1963) fore wing:L/FL (female) [458] (Fischer, 1963) fore wing:length (female) [16] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) fore wing:length (female) [18] (Fischer, 1963) fore wing:length (female) [19] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) fore wing:length (male) [14] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) fore wing:length (male) [17] (Belokobylskij et al, 2004) COUNTRY Australia-Queensland (Fischer, 1963; Fischer, 1987) Australia-Victoria (Belokobylskij et al, 2004)