''Torymus'' is a genus of
chalcid wasps from the family
Torymidae
Torymidae is a family of wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Most species in this family are small with attractive metallic coloration, and females generally have long ovipositors. Many are parasitoids on gall-forming insects, and some are phy ...
which was named by the Swedish naturalist
Johan Wilhelm Dalman in 1820.
Most species are
ectoparasitoids of gall forming insects. There are more than 400 spp. worldwide.
See also
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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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