Ormyridae


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.

    [Ormyrinae] Förster, 1856

  • Eubeckerella Narendran, 1999.
  • *Eubeckerella malaica Narendran, 1999.
  • Ormyrus Westwood, 1832.
  • *List of Ormyrus species
  • Ouma Mitroiu, 2024.
  • *Ouma daleskeyae Mitroiu, 2024.
  • *Ouma emazantsi Mitroiu, 2024.