Abstract: Pupation in the soil is an inherent characteristic of the insect pest Bactrocera dorsalis. Spalangia endius is an important pupa parasitoid of this pest. The life table of S. endius and the effects of different soil types and soil depths on parasitic capacity of the parasitoid were studied in the laboratory. The developmental period of immature female and male S. endius were 20.25 and 18.72 d, respectively; the adult longevity of female and male were 9.84 d and 9.09 d, respectively; the fecundity was 20.38 eggs/female, and the R₀, T, r_m, and λ of S. endius were 23.460, 17.722, 0.178, and 1.195, respectively. Parasitism rate of S. endius peaked at 2 d old (33.42%) and decreased thereafter. Number of parasitized hosts decreased with increase in soil depth, soil depth of 4 cm was the upper limit for parasitization by S. endius. The parasitoids showed the highest parasitism of 36.27% and 34.13% against host pupae in sandy loam soil when the soil depth were 0.3 and 0 cm, respectively, whereas the different soil types and host pupal depths showed no significant influence. However, soil type and pupation depth significantly affected emergence rate of parasitized B. dorsalis. These results are of significance in using of the parasitoid for control of B. dorsalis.