Torymidae

Torymidae Temporal range: Ypresian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Torymus nobilis Boheman, 1834
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Chalcidoidea
Family:	Torymidae Walker, 1833
Subfamilies and tribes[1]
Chalcimerinae Toryminae Boucekinini Torymoidini Torymini Glyphomerinae Microdontomerinae (=Erimerinae) Monodontomerinae Podagrioninae Propalachiini Palachiini Podagrionini
Diversity
2 to 6 subfamilies about 70 genera about 960 species

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.