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Torymus

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Torymus
Torymus cecidomyae
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

Torymus sp., female

See also

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References

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