Torymus
Genus of wasps
Torymus | |
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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 | |
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.
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See also
References
- ^ "Taxon record Torymus Dalman , 1820". Universal Chalcidoidea Database. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
External links
- Bugguide.net. Genus Torymus
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