The Ormyridae are a small family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. They are either parasitoids or hyperparasitoids on gall-forming insects, primarily cynipid wasps and tephritid flies. There are 153 species, mostly in the genus Ormyrus); the family has a worldwide distribution, although almost entirely absent from South America.
Some can be recognized by distinctive scalloped sculpturing of their metasomal tergites. Adults of many species are iridescent.
Taxonomy
Reviewed in 2024.
Asparagobiinae van Noort, Burks, Mitroiu and Rasplus, 2024
- Asparagobius Mayr, 1905.
- Asparagobius bouceki van Noort, 2024
- Asparagobius braunsi Mayr, 1905.
- Asparagobius copelandi Rasplus and van Noort, 2024
- Halleriaphagus van Noort and Burks, 2024
- Halleriaphagus phagolucida van Noort and Burks, 2024
Hemadinae van Noort, Burks, Mitroiu and Rasplus, 2024
- Hemadas Crawford, 1909.
- Hemadas nubilipennis (Ashmead, 1887).
Ormyrinae Förster, 1856
- Eubeckerella Narendran, 1999.
- Eubeckerella malaica Narendran, 1999.
- Ormyrus Westwood, 1832.
- List of Ormyrus species (more than 140 species recognized)
- Ouma Mitroiu, 2024.
- Ouma daleskeyae Mitroiu, 2024.
- Ouma emazantsi Mitroiu, 2024.
References
External links
- Universal Chalcidoidea Database
- Ormyridae at Waspweb
