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Torymidae

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Torymidae

Taxonomy

Torymidae was named by Walker (1833). It is extant. Its type is Torymus.

It was assigned to Apocrita by Carpenter (1992); and to Chalcidoidea by Sharkey (2007) and Heraty et al. (2013).

Subtaxa

Eomonodontomerites, Eotorymites, Huaxiatorymus, Leptotorymites, Microdontomerinae, Monodontomerinae, Palaeotorymus, Podagrioninae, Tetrapus mayri, Toryminae

Synonyms

Eotorymites was named by Hong (2002).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002) and Hong (2002).
Eotorymites chloribrunneus was named by Hong (2002). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (late 1970s collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in China.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002) and Hong (2002).
Huaxiatorymus was named by Hong (2002).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002) and Hong (2002).
Huaxiatorymus castaneus was named by Hong (2002). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (post-1980 collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in China.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002) and Hong (2002).
Leptotorymites was named by Hong (2002).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002) and Hong (2002).
Leptotorymites xilutianensis was named by Hong (2002). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (post-1980 collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in China.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002) and Hong (2002).
Eomonodontomerites was named by Hong (2002).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002) and Hong (2002).
Eomonodontomerites azulichloriticus was named by Hong (2002). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (post-1980 collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in China.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002) and Hong (2002).
Tetrapus mayri was named by Brues (1910). Its type specimen is MCZ 2067, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Compton (2014).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1833	Torymidae Walker p. 115
1910	Tetrapus mayri Brues p. 16 fig. 9
1992	Torymidae Carpenter
2002	Eotorymites Hong p. 462
2002	Eotorymites chloribrunneus Hong p. 463 figs. 2.8.115-125
2002	Huaxiatorymus Hong p. 465
2002	Huaxiatorymus castaneus Hong p. 466 figs. 2.8.126-136
2002	Leptotorymites Hong p. 468
2002	Leptotorymites xilutianensis Hong p. 468 figs. 2.8.137-141
2002	Eomonodontomerites Hong p. 470
2002	Eomonodontomerites azulichloriticus Hong p. 471 figs. 2.8.144-153
2007	Torymidae Sharkey
2013	Torymidae Heraty et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Holometabola
—	Hymenopterida
order	Hymenoptera
—	Unicalcarida
suborder	Apocrita	Gerstaecker 1867
infraorder	Proctotrupomorpha
—	Microprocta
superfamily	Chalcidoidea
family	Torymidae	Walker 1833
family	Torymidae	Walker 1833

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Torymidae Walker 1833

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Subfm. Microdontomerinae Grissell 1995

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G. †Zophodetus Grissell 1980

†Zophodetus woodruffi Grissell 1980

Subfm. Monodontomerinae

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Tr. Monodontomerini

G. Monodontomerus Westwood 1833

†Monodontomerus primaevus Brues 1923

G. †Palaeotorymus Brues 1910

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†Palaeotorymus aciculatus Brues 1910

†Palaeotorymus laevis Brues 1910

†Palaeotorymus renzii Peñalver and Engel 2006

†Palaeotorymus striatus Brues 1910

†Palaeotorymus typicus Brues 1910

Subfm. Podagrioninae Ashmead 1904

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G. †Gummilumpus Grissell 1995

†Gummilumpus bouceki Grissell 1980

G. Neopalachia Boucek 1978

Tr. Podagrionini Ashmead 1904

G. Palmon Dalman 1826

G. Podagrion Spinola 1811

†Podagrion bellator Dalman 1826

†Podagrion capitellatus Dalman 1826

†Podagrion clavellatus Dalman 1826

Invalid names: Palachiini Boucek 1976 [empty]

Subfm. Toryminae Walker 1833

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Tr. Torymini Walker 1833

G. Torymus Dalman 1820

†Torymus bruesi Huber 1927

Invalid names: Torymus sackeni Brues 1910 [replaced]

†Torymus pertinax Förster 1891

Invalid names: Callimome Spinola 1811 [replaced]

Invalid names: Eomonodontomerites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Eotorymites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Huaxiatorymus Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Leptotorymites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Tetrapus mayri Brues 1910 [nomen dubium]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available