Torymidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Chalcidoidea

Familia: Torymidae
Subfamiliae: Megastigminae - Toryminae
Overview of genera (75)

Adontomerus – Allotorymus – Aloomba – Amoturoides – Anneckeida – Austorymus – Austroamotura – Bootanelleus – Bootania – Bootanomyia – Bortesia – Boucekinus – Chalcimerus – Chrysochalcissa – Cryptopristus – Ditropinotus – Ecdamua – Echthrodape – Eomonodontomerites – Eotorymites – Eridontomerus – Erimerus – Exopristoides – Exopristus – Glyphomerus – Gummilumpus – Huaxiatorymus – Ianistigmus – Idarnotorymus – Idiomacromerus – Leptotorymites – Lissotorymus – Macrodasyceras – Malostigmus – Mangostigmus – Mantiphaga – Megastigmus – Mesodiomorus – Microdontomerus – Micropodagrion – Monodontomerus – Neomegastigmus – Neopalachia – Odopoia – Oopristus – Ophiopinotus – Ovidia – Palachia – Palmon – Paramegastigmus – Perissocentroides – Perissocentrus – Physothorax – Platykula – Plesiostigmodes – Podagriomicron – Podagrion – Podagrionella – Pradontomerus – Propachytomoides – Propalachia – Pseuderimerus – Pseudotorymus – Rhynchodontomerus – Rhynchoticida – Stenotorymus – Thaumatorymus – Torymoidellus – Torymoides – Torymus – Westralianus – Zaglyptonotus – Zdenekius – Zophodetus – †Palaeotorymus
Source(s) of checklist:

In synonymy (2): Liodontomerus – Pachytomoides
Name

Torymidae Walker, 1833
References

Abdurahiman, U.C. & K.J. Joseph, 1976: Three new Torymidae (Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea) from Ficus Arnottiana. Oriental Insects 10 (4): 541–552. Abstract: [1].
Heraty, J.M.; Darling, D.C. 2009: Fossil Eucharitidae and Perilampidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Baltic Amber. Zootaxa, 2306: 1–16. Abstract & excerpt
Janšta, P. & Bouček, Z. 2006. A new species of Eridontomerus with taxonomic and faunistic notes on some other taxa (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 46: 211–218. PDF. Reference page.
Janšta, P.; Vilímová, J.; Hanson, P. 2011: Description of a new genus, Boucekinus (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae), with two new species and a discussion of its placement. Zootaxa, 2762: 49–55. Preview
Janšta, P. et al. 2013: Description of a new genus, Chileana (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae), with four new species. Zootaxa 3745(1): 49–63. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.1.4 Reference page.
Narendran, T.C.; Ignatius, M. 2010: On a new genus of Torymidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. Biosystematica, 4(2): 37–43.

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 phytophagous (plant-eating) species, sometimes using the galls formed by other insects. Over 960 species in about 70 genera are found worldwide. They are best recognized in that they are one of the few groups of Chalcidoidea in which the cerci are visible.
Torymus female
References

Grissell, E.E., 1995. Toryminae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae): a redefinition, generic classification and annotated world catalogue of species. Memoirs on Entomology, International 2:474pp.