Torymus bruesi Huber 1927

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Torymidae

Alternative combination: Callimome bruesi

Synonym: Torymus sackeni Brues 1910 [replaced name]

Full reference: L. L. Huber. 1927. A taxonomic and ecological review of the North American chalcid-flies of the genus Callimome. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(14):1-114

Belongs to Torymus according to J. X. Zhang et al. 2022

See also Brues 1910, Grissell 1980 and Huber 1927

Sister taxon: Torymus pertinax

Type specimens:

  • Torymus bruesi: MCZ 2068, an exoskeleton
  • Torymus sackeni: MCZ 2068, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection) (Eocene of Colorado)

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