| 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) | |
| Species | |
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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. Most species are ectoparasitoids of gall forming insects, usually gall wasps and gall midges.
See also
References
- "Taxon record Torymus Dalman , 1820". Universal Chalcidoidea Database. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
External links
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