ORIGINAL NAME Opius (Frekius) pteridiophilus COMBINATION HISTORY Opius (Frekius) (Fischer, 2004) ORIGINAL SUBGENUS Frekius (Wharton et al, 1990) TAXONOMY description (Fischer, 2004) description in a key [Old World] (Fischer, 2004) original description (Wharton et al, 1990) TYPE Atl_cbr_anic (Wharton et al, 1990) Australia-New South Wales (Wharton et al, 1990) female (Wharton et al, 1990) holotype (Fischer, 2004) HOST Drosophila notha [Pteridium esculentum] (Wharton et al, 1990) HOST FOOD Pteridium esculentum (Wharton et al, 1990) ANTENNA antenna:segments (female) [30] (Wharton et al, 1990; Fischer, 2004) antenna:segments (female) [32] (Wharton et al, 1990) antenna:segments (male) [29] (Wharton et al, 1990) antenna:segments (male) [30] (Wharton et al, 1990) flagellomere(1):L/F2 (female) [100] (Wharton et al, 1990) flagellomere(1):L/F2 (female) [110] (Wharton et al, 1990) flagellomere(1):L/W (female) [220] (Wharton et al, 1990) flagellomere(1):L/W (female) [300] (Wharton et al, 1990) FIGURE head (Wharton et al, 1990) mesosoma (Wharton et al, 1990) metasoma (Wharton et al, 1990) GENERAL CHARACTERS body:length (female) [22] (Wharton et al, 1990) body:length (female) [27] (Wharton et al, 1990) body:length (male) [20] (Wharton et al, 1990) body:length (male) [24] (Fischer, 2004) body:length (male) [25] (Wharton et al, 1990) HEAD clypeus:W/H (female) [135] (Wharton et al, 1990) clypeus:W/H (female) [165] (Wharton et al, 1990) clypeus:W/H (male) [200] (Fischer, 2004) compound eye:H/L (male) [150] (Fischer, 2004) face:W/H (female) [157] (Wharton et al, 1990) face:W/H (female) [178] (Wharton et al, 1990) face:W/H (male) [130] (Fischer, 2004) face:W/HW (male) [56] (Fischer, 2004) head:W/L (female) [154] (Wharton et al, 1990) head:W/L (female) [171] (Wharton et al, 1990) head:W/L (male) [230] (Fischer, 2004) head:W/MsnW (female) [120] (Wharton et al, 1990) head:W/MsnW (female) [132] (Wharton et al, 1990) head:W/MsnW (male) [120] (Fischer, 2004) labial palps:segments (female) [4] (Wharton et al, 1990) malar space:W/MBW (female) [60] (Wharton et al, 1990) malar space:W/MBW (male) [100] (Fischer, 2004) mandible:teeth (female) [2] (Wharton et al, 1990) temple:L/OL (female) [91] (Wharton et al, 1990) temple:L/OL (female) [96] (Wharton et al, 1990) IMAGE fore & hind wings (female) (Wharton et al, 1990) LEG femur(III):L/W (female) [320] (Wharton et al, 1990) femur(III):L/W (female) [380] (Wharton et al, 1990) femur(III):L/W (male) [400] (Fischer, 2004) tarsal claws:form (female) [simple] (Wharton et al, 1990) tibia(III):L/W (female) [1070] (Wharton et al, 1990) tibia(III):L/W (female) [880] (Wharton et al, 1990) MESOSOMA mesoscutum:L/W (male) [80] (Fischer, 2004) mesosoma:L/H (female) [124] (Wharton et al, 1990) mesosoma:L/H (female) [137] (Wharton et al, 1990) mesosoma:L/H (male) [133] (Wharton et al, 1990; Fischer, 2004) mesosoma:L/H (male) [142] (Wharton et al, 1990) mesosoma:W/H (female) [78] (Wharton et al, 1990) mesosoma:W/H (female) [82] (Wharton et al, 1990) scutellar sulcus:W/L (female) [330] (Wharton et al, 1990) scutellar sulcus:W/L (female) [400] (Wharton et al, 1990) scutellar sulcus:W/L (male) [320] (Wharton et al, 1990) scutellar sulcus:W/L (male) [450] (Wharton et al, 1990) scutellar sulcus:carinae (female) [2] (Wharton et al, 1990) scutellar sulcus:carinae (female) [3] (Wharton et al, 1990) METASOMA tergite(1):FW/HW (female) [45] (Wharton et al, 1990) tergite(1):FW/HW (female) [54] (Wharton et al, 1990) tergite(1):L/HW (female) [81] (Wharton et al, 1990) tergite(1):L/HW (female) [88] (Wharton et al, 1990) tergite(1):L/HW (male) [88] (Wharton et al, 1990) tergite(1):L/HW (male) [98] (Wharton et al, 1990) tergite(1):L/W (male) [100] (Fischer, 2004) COUNTRY Australia-New South Wales (Wharton et al, 1990)