Torymidae - 31 Species, Identification & Facts

Torymus affinis

Length 2-3.5mm, ovipositor sheaths much longer than the body. Dorsal surface of hind coxa with at least a few setae in basal half, unsculptured shiny part at the back end of the scutellum, vertex with a fine suture connecting each lateral ocellus wit

Torymus atriplicis

Torymus atriplicis (Torymus atriplicis) is a species in the family Torymidae, belonging to the order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies). It is classified within the subfamily Toryminae, superfamily Chalcidoidea. This species belongs to the

Torymus bedeguaris

Very similar in appearance to other members of the genus. The female Torymus bedeguaris wasp measures 2.2 to 5.3mm, on average of 4mm excluding female ovipositor which is longer than the body ; male slightly smaller at 1.8 to 4mm. Metallic green thor

Torymus koebelei

Has been reared from cecidomyiid galls on Baccharis , Artemisia , and a number of other Asteraceae. T. koebelei is in the tubicola species group.

Torymus rubi

Very similar in appearance to other members if the genus. Small metallic green wasp. Ovipositor roughly equal to body length (c.f. much longer than body in Torymus bedeguaris). Mouth 2.3-2.6 malar space. Head with temples converging very strongly. M

Torymus zabriskii

This is one of the species that had been placed in the separate genus Diomorus . The tooth on the hind femur is typical of this group. The distinction of the genus was not sustained, and there are evidently some species with a tooth on the hind fem