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 | |
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| Torymus cecidomyae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Torymidae |
| Subfamily: | Toryminae |
| Genus: | Torymus Dalman, 1820 |
| Type species | |
| Torymus bedeguaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Species | |
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400+ species | |
| Synonyms | |
See also
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edit- ^ "Taxon record Torymus Dalman , 1820". Universal Chalcidoidea Database. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
External links
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