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Family ORMYRIDAE


Compiler and date details

July 2012 - Danielle N. Stringer, Sarah Mantel, John T. Jennings & Andrew D. Austin, Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, and the School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Introduction

Ormyridae are a small family that are not commonly collected. They are represented in Australia by 12 described species in a single genus, Ormyrus, which is treated by Boucek (1988). Ormyrids are characterised by the metasoma strongly sclerotised; tergites with coarse punctures or sculpturing; the hind tibia with two stout apical spurs, at least one of which is curved; the hind coxa about twice as long as the fore coxa and almost as long as hind femur; and the head with a horseshoe-shaped occipital carina.

Most species are parasitoids of gall-inducing insects, including other chalcidoids, cynipids and Diptera (flies). In the tropics, some species are known to attack insects within galls on figs.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021 CHALCIDOIDEA 15-May-2024 MODIFIED Dr Bryan Lessard
07-Aug-2012 07-Aug-2012 MODIFIED
06-Feb-2012 MODIFIED