''Torymus'' is a genus of
chalcid wasp
Chalcid wasps (, , for their metallic colour) are insects within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, part of the order Hymenoptera. The superfamily contains some 22,500 known species, and an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, me ...
s from the family
Torymidae which was named by the Swedish naturalist
Johan Wilhelm Dalman
Johan Wilhelm Dalman (November 4, 1787 in Hinseberg, Västmanland – July 11, 1828 in Stockholm) was a Swedish physician and a naturalist. He first studied at Christiansfeld in Schleswig-Holstein then at the University of Lund and the Univ ...
in 1820.
Most species are
ectoparasitoids of gall forming insects. There are more than 400 spp. worldwide.
See also
*
List of Torymus species
These 363 species belong to ''Torymus'', a genus of chalcid wasps in the family Torymidae.
''Torymus'' species
* '' Torymus absonus'' Narendran & Kumar, 2005
* '' Torymus aceris'' Boucek, 1994
* '' Torymus acrophilae'' Ruschka, 1921
* '' Torymus ...
References
External links
Bugguide.net. Genus Torymus
Hymenoptera genera
Taxa named by Johan Wilhelm Dalman
Chalcidoidea
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