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Classification World Torymidae

Classification and checklist of World torymid wasps

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily Chalcidoidea; Family: Torymidae)

  • Subfamily Chalcimerinae (Western Palaearctic region)

    • Genus Chalcimerus Steffan & Andriesc, 1962

    • Genus Exopristoides Boucek, 1982

      • Exopristoides dentatus Boucek, 1982 (Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine)

      • Exopristoides hypecoi Zerova and Stojanova, 2004 (Bulgaria, Iran)

    • Genus Thaumatorymus Ferrière & Novicky 1954

  • Subfamily Glyphomerinae (Holarctic region)

    • Genus Glyphomerus Foerster, 1856

      • Glyphomerus aylax Stojanova, 2005

      • Glyphomerus carinatus Nikolskaya, 1952

      • Glyphomerus europaeus (Erdös, 1957)

      • Glyphomerus flavabdomen Zerova, 2008

      • Glyphomerus isosomatis Zerova & Seryogina, 1999

      • Glyphomerus montanus Zerova & Seryogina, 1999

      • Glyphomerus parvulus Zerova & Seryogina, 2000

      • Glyphomerus stigma (Fabricius, 1793)

      • Glyphomerus tibialis Förster, 1856

  • Subfamily Erimerinae [=Microdontomerinae]

    • Genus Adontomerus Nikol'skaya, 1955
      • Adontomerus amygdali (Bouček, 1958)
      • Adontomerus brevicaudatus Askew & Nieves-Aldrey, 2007
      • Adontomerus centaurei Zerova, 2013
      • Adontomerus confusus Askew, 2000
      • Adontomerus crassipes (Bouček, 1982)
      • Adontomerus eriogasteris Nikol'skaya, 1955
      • Adontomerus gregalis (Steffan, 1964)
      • Adontomerus impolitus (Askew & Nieves Aldrey, 1988)
      • Adontomerus nesterovi Zerova, 1985
      • Adontomerus robustus (Bouček, 1969)
      • Adontomerus trjapitzini Zerova, 2013
    • Genus Cryptopristus Foerster, 1856
    • Genus Echthrodape Burks, 1969
    • Genus Eridontomerus Crawford, 1907
    • Genus Erimerus Crawford, 1914
      • Erimerus indicus (Subba Rao & Bhatia, 1962) (India, Iraq, Sudan)
      • another 17 species
    • Genus Exopristus Ruschka, 1923
    • Genus Idarnotorymus Masi, 1916

    • Genus Microdontomerus Crawford, 1907

      • Microdontomerus albipes (Giraud, 1870)
      • Microdontomerus annulatus (Spinola, 1808)
      • Microdontomerus anthidii (Ashmead, 1895)
      • Microdontomerus anthonomi (Crawford, 1907)
      • Microdontomerus apianus Grissell, 2005 
      • Microdontomerus bicoloripes (Crawford, 1914)
      • Microdontomerus ciscida Grissell, 2005
      • Microdontomerus darwini Grissell, 2005
      • Microdontomerus eboreus Grissell, 2005 
      • Microdontomerus enigma Grissell, 2005 
      • Microdontomerus gallicolus Zerova & Seryogina, 1999
      • Microdontomerus gordhi Grissell, 2005 
      • Microdontomerus fumipennis Crawford, 1916
      • Microdontomerus iridis (Picard, 1930)
      • Microdontomerus iriphagus Lotfalizadeh & Rasplus, 2024 (Iran)
      • Microdontomerus mysticus Grissell, 2005 
      • Microdontomerus ovivorus (Steffan, 1967)
      • Microdontomerus quadrimaculatus Lotfalizadeh & Rasplus, 2024 (Iran)
      • Microdontomerus rictus Grissell, 2005
      • Microdontomerus secus Grissell, 2005 
      • Microdontomerus senegalensis (Risbec, 1951) (Senegal)
    • Genus Ophiopinotus Husain & Kudeshia, 1987
    • Genus Perserimerus Lotfalizadeh & Rasplus, 2024
      • Perserimerus marginalis Lotfalizadeh & Rasplus, 2024 (Iran)
    • Genus Zophodetus Grissell, 1980
      • Zophodetus woodruffi Grissell, 1980 (Dominican amber)

  • Subfamily Monodontomerinae

    • Genus Amoturoides Girault, 1932

      • Amoturoides pachymerus Bouček, 1978 (Ghana)
      • Amoturoides breviscapus Girault,1932 (Australia)
    • Genus Anneckeida Bouček, 1978

      • Anneckeida watshami Bouček, 1978 (Zimbabwe)
      • another 5 species
    • Genus Chileana Janšta & Křížková, 2013 (Chile)

      • Chileana cyanea Jansta and Krizkova, 2013

      • Chileana maculata Jansta and Krizkova, 2013

      • Chileana penai Jansta and Krizkova, 2013

      • Chileana tricarinata Jansta and Krizkova, 2013

    • Genus Chrysochalcissa Girault, 1915

      • Chrysochalcissa afra Bouček, 1978 (Nigeria, Uganda)
      • another 4 species
    • Genus Monodontomerus Westwood, 1833
      • 43 species
    • Genus Oopristus Steffan, 1968
    • Genus Perissocentrus Crawford, 1910
    • Genus Pradontomerus Bouček, 1978
      • Pradontomerus hyperBouček, 1978 (Tanzania, Zimbabwe)

  • Subfamily Podagrioninae

    • Tribe Palachiini

        • Palachia caudata Bouček, 1978 (South Africa, Zimbabwe)

        • Palachia clavicornis Bouček, 1998 (South Africa)

        • Palachia delvarei Bouček, 1998 (Senegal)

        • Palachia gerhardi Bouček, 1998 (South Africa)

        • Palachia maior Bouček, 1998 (Zimbabwe)

        • Palachia medleri Bouček, 1978 (Cameroon, Nigeria)

        • Palachia minor Bouček, 1998 (South Africa)

        • Palachia mira Bouček, 1978 (Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe))

        • Palachia oculata Bouček, 1978 (Nigeria, Uganda)

        • Palachia tanzanica Bouček, 1998 (Tanzania)

        • Palachia turneri Bouček, 1978 (Botswana, India, South Africa, Zimbabwe)

        • Palachia versicolor Bouček, 1998 (South Africa)

        • Palachia watshami Bouček, 1998   (Tanzania, Zimbabwe)

      • Genus Propalachia Bouček, 1978

        • Propalachia infumata Bouček, 1978 (South Africa, Zimbabwe)

    • Tribe Podagrionini

      • Genus Mantiphaga Ferričre, 1955

        • Mantiphaga apperti (Risbec, 1954) (Senegal)

        • Mantiphaga bekiliensis (Risbec, 1956) (Madagascar)

        • Mantiphaga capensis Ferričre, 1958 (South Africa)

        • Mantiphaga gongylusae (Risbec, 1951) (Senegal)

        • Mantiphaga hoplocoryphae (Risbec, 1951) (Senegal)

        • Mantiphaga pseudocreobotrae (Risbec, 1951) (Senegal)

      • Genus Micropodagrion Ferričre, 1955

        • Micropodagrion pauliani Ferričre, 1955 (Ivory Coast)

      • Genus Palmon Dalman, 1825

        • Palmon Dalman, 1825

        • Palmon ghesquierei (Ferričre, 1958) (Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo)

        • Palmon kivuensis (Ferričre, 1958) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

        • Palmon polyspilotae (Ferričre, 1958) (Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo)

        • Palmon seyrigi (Ferričre, 1958) (Madagascar)

        • Palmon sphodromantidis (Risbec, 1951) (Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Senegal)

        • Palmon turneri (Ferričre, 1958) (South Africa)

      • Genus Podagrion Spinola, 1811

        • Podagrion ambatobeensis Risbec, 1956 (Madagascar)

        • Podagrion armigerum Masi, 1940 (Somalia)

        • Podagrion bambeyi Risbec, 1951 (Senegal)

        • Podagrion beharensis Risbec, 1956 (Madagascar)

        • Podagrion coeruleum (Saussure, 1890) (Madagascar)

        • Podagrion descampsi Risbec, 1954 (Cameroon)

        • Podagrion diospiri Risbec, 1951 (Senegal)

        • Podagrion enei Bakkendorf, 1960 (Niger, Nigeria)

        • Podagrion fraternum (Westwood, 1847) (Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion)

        • Podagrion galeatae Fischer, 1961 (Ethiopia)

        • Podagrion idomena (Walker, 1850) (Sierra Leone)

        • Podagrion instructum (Walker, 1862) (China, Mauritius, South Africa)

        • Podagrion ivorensis Risbec, 1953 (Ivory Coast)

        • Podagrion longicaudum Masi, 1940 (Somalia)

        • Podagrion meridionale Masi, 1935 (Cyprus, Egypt, Mauritania)

        • Podagrion parvulum Masi, 1940 (Somalia)

        • Podagrion tarachodesi Risbec, 1951 (Ivory Coast, Senegal)

        • Podagrion variabilis Risbec, 1953 (Ivory Coast) 

      • Genus Podagrionella Girault, 1913
        • Podagrionella empusae (Risbec, 1951) (Senegal)

        • Podagrionella korsakowi (Picard, 1936) (Algeria, Senegal)

        • Podagrionella lamborni (Ferričre, 1958) (Malawi)

        • Podagrionella senegalensis (Risbec, 1951) (Senegal)
      • Genus Propachytomoides Girault, 1917
  • Subfamily Toryminae

    • Tribe Boucekinini (Nearctic, Neotropical)

      • Genus Boucekinus Jansta and Hanson, 2011 (Neotropical)

        • Boucekinus masneri Jansta and Hanson, 2011 (Ecuador)

        • Boucekinus tatianae Jansta and Hanson, 2011(Costa Rica)

      • Genus Platykula Huber, 1927 (Nearctic)

        • Platykula albihirta (Ashmead, 1887) (USA)

    • Tribe Torymini

        • Ecdamua cadenati (Risbec, 1951) (Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

        • Ecdamua macrotelus Walker, 1862 (Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe)

      • Genus Lissotorymus Kamijo, 1961
      • Genus Mesodiomorus Strand, 1911
      • Genus Odopoia Walker, 1871
        • Odopoia philippiae (Risbec, 1952) (Madagascar)

      • Genus Ovidia Girault, 1924
      • Genus Physothorax Mayr, 1885
        • Physothorax ledouxi (Risbec, 1953) Ivory Coast

      • Genus Plesiostigmodes Ashmead, 1904
      • Genus Torymus Dalman, 1820
        • Torymus ambositrae (Risbec, 1955) (Madagascar)

        • Torymus magnificus (Risbec, 1955) (Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Mozambique)

        • Torymus mandrakensis (Risbec, 1956) (Madagascar)

        • Torymus ranomafanensis (Risbec, 1956) (Madagascar)

        • Torymus subnudus Bouček, 1978  (South Africa)

    • Tribe Torymoidini

      • Genus Aloomba Girault, 1921
      • Genus Idiomacromerus Crawford, 1914
        • Idiomacromerus africanus (Erdos, 1964) (Algeria)
        • Idiomacromerus akdenizeus (Doganlar, 1989)
        • Idiomacromerus aladagensis Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus arcus (Boucek, 1969)
        • Idiomacromerus artusis Zerova, 2013
        • Idiomacromerus aslihanae Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus augustini (Erdos, 1964)
        • Idiomacromerus balasi (Szelenyi, 1957)
        • Idiomacromerus bimaculipennis Crawford, 1914
        • Idiomacromerus bouceki (Zerova and Seregina, 1994)
        • Idiomacromerus budensis (Erdos, 1955)
        • Idiomacromerus centaureae (Askew and Nieves Aldrey, 1988)
        • Idiomacromerus conicollis Askew, 1997
        • Idiomacromerus curticaudatus (Szelenyi, 1981)
        • Idiomacromerus eltonicus (Zerova and Seryogina, 1997)
        • Idiomacromerus erzurumensis Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus flavus (Nikolskaya, 1952)
        • Idiomacromerus fursovi Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus gallicola (Risbec, 1952)
        • Idiomacromerus golbasinensis Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus gozuaciki Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus gregarius (Silvestri, 1943)
        • Idiomacromerus grisselli Zerova and Seryogina, 1999
        • Idiomacromerus gumusensis Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus haliti Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus hasandagus Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus insuetus (Gahan, 1917)
        • Idiomacromerus irani (Zerova and Seryogina, 2008)
        • Idiomacromerus karakurtensis Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus kaszabi (Szelenyi, 1973)
        • Idiomacromerus korneyevi Zerova and Seryogina, 2001
        • Idiomacromerus longicorpus (Abdul-Rassoul, 2000)
        • Idiomacromerus luteolus (Zerova and Seregina, 1990)
        • Idiomacromerus luteus Nieves-Aldrey and Askew, 2007
        • Idiomacromerus lutfiyeae Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus lysander (Szelenyi, 1959)
        • Idiomacromerus mayri (Wachtl, 1883)
        • Idiomacromerus mayri (Wachtl, 1883)
        • Idiomacromerus mbahadiri Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus mirabilis Zerova, 2002
        • Idiomacromerus neslihanae Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus nigdenensis Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus nitens (Boucek, 1982)
        • Idiomacromerus oguzhani Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus pallistigmus Askew, 2000
        • Idiomacromerus pannonicus (Ruschka, 1923)
        • Idiomacromerus papaveris (Foerster, 1856)
        • Idiomacromerus perplexus (Gahan, 1914)
        • Idiomacromerus persimilis Zerova, 2013
        • Idiomacromerus phlomidis (Zerova and Seryogina, 1997)
        • Idiomacromerus pulcher (Zerova and Seryogina, 1997)
        • Idiomacromerus regillus (Steffan, 1962)
        • Idiomacromerus sebnemae Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus selimensis Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus silybi Askew, 2004
        • Idiomacromerus splendidus (Szelenyi, 1957)
        • Idiomacromerus terebrator (Masi, 1916)
        • Idiomacromerus trachypogonis (Risbec, 1956)
        • Idiomacromerus turhalensis Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus uguranlari Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus variegatus (Szelenyi, 1959)
        • Idiomacromerus yunusi Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus zerovaae Doganlar, 2016
        • Idiomacromerus zeynepbanuae Doganlar, 2016
      • Genus Pseudotorymus Masi, 1921
        • Pseudotorymus acythopeusi (Risbec, 1951) (Madagascar, Rwanda, Senegal)
        • Pseudotorymus africanus (Crosby, 1909) (Mozambique, Senegal)
        • Pseudotorymus australis (Risbec, 1956) (Madagascar)
        • Pseudotorymus gallaephila (Risbec, 1951) (Madagascar, Senegal)
        • Pseudotorymus leguminosae (Risbec, 1951)(India, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal)
        • Pseudotorymus mesembryanthemumi (Cameron, 1904) (South Africa)
        • Pseudotorymus metallicus (Risbec, 1957) (Rwanda)
        • another 32 species
      • Genus Senegalella Risbec, 1951
        • Senegalella acythopeusi Risbec, 1951 (Madagascar, Rwanda, Senegal)
        • Senegalella australis Risbec, 1951 (Madagascar)
        • Senegalella leguminosae Risbec, 1951 (Ivory Coast, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal. Also Oriental: India)
        • Senegalella metallica Risbec, 1951 (Rwanda)
      • Genus Torymoidellus Bouček, 1988
      • Genus Torymoides Walker, 1871
        • Torymoides latus (Bouček, 1978) (South Africa)
        • another 47 species
    • Taxa incertae sedis

References

Jansta, P & Cruaud, A & Delvare, G & Genson, G & Heraty, J & Krizkova, B & Rasplus, J-Y. 2017. Torymidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) revised: Molecular phylogeny, circumscription and reclassification of the family with discussion of its biogeography and evolution of life-history traits. Cladistics. 10.1111/cla.12228

Lotfalizadeh H, Mirzaee Z, Tavakoli-Korghond G, Janšta P, Rasplus J-Y. 2024. Erimerinae, a prior name to Microdontomerinae (Hymenoptera, Torymidae) with the description of a new genus and three new species from Iran. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 97: 85–103. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.115028

Credits

Photograph (banner) © Petr Jansta (Charles University, Prague).


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2025. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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