Torymus

Torymus
	Torymus cecidomyae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Torymidae
Subfamily:	Toryminae
Genus:	Torymus; Dalman, 1820
Type species
	Torymus bedeguaris; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species
	400+ species
Synonyms
	Callimome Spinola, 1811; Callimomus Thomson, 1876; Diamorus Walker, 1834; Dihomerus Schulz, 1906; Diomorus Walker, 1834; Hemitorymus Ashmead, 1904; Lioterphus Thomson, 1876; Misocampe Latreille, 1818; Misocampus Stephens, 1829; Nannocerus Mayr, 1885; Parasympiesis Brèthes, 1927; Syntomaspis Förster, 1856;

Torymus is a genus of chalcid wasps from the family Torymidae which was named by the Swedish naturalist Johan Wilhelm Dalman in 1820.[1] Most species are ectoparasitoids of gall forming insects. There are more than 400 spp. worldwide.

Torymus sp., female

References

"Taxon record Torymus Dalman , 1820". Universal Chalcidoidea Database. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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