Eurytomidae
| Eurytomidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Eurytomidae Walker, 1832 |
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Buresiinae | |
| Diversity | |
| Four subfamilies c.85 genera c.1420 species | |
The Eurytomidae are a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea.
The larvae of many eurytomids are endophytic, living inside plant tissues (stems, seeds, or galls), either as phytophagous, parasitoids, or a combination of both.
They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats, a few species are considered pests while others are used as biocontrol agents.
They tend to be dull and not metallic, and heavily punctured, with very thick, collar-like pronota.
Recent phylogenomic work have confirmed the monophyly of the four subfamilies, but many large genera within the speciose Eurytominae remains para- or polyphyletic, such as Eurytoma, Aximopsis, and Bruchophagus[1].
Taxa
As of 2025, Eurytomid genera include:[2][1]
Buresiinae Lotfalizadeh et al., 2007[3]
- Buresium Boucek, 1969
- Macrorileya Ashmead, 1900
Eurytominae Walker, 1832
- Aranedra Burks, 1971
- Austrodecatoma Girault, 1925
- Ausystole Boucek, 1988
- Axanthosoma Girault, 1913
- Axanthosomella Narendran, 2001
- Axima Walker, 1862
- Aximopsis Ashmead, 1904
- Banyoma Burks, 1971
- Bephrata Cameron, 1884
- Bephratelloides Girault, 1913
- Bephratoides Brues, 1909
- Bruchodape Burks, 1971
- Bruchophagus Ashmead, 1888
- Burksoma Subba Rao, 1978
- Camponotophilus Gates, 2012
- Cathilaria Burks, 1971
- Chryseida Spinola, 1840
- Chryseurytoma Chen & Huang, 2004
- Endobia Erdos, 1964
- Eudoxinna Walker, 1864
- Eurytoma Illiger, 1807
- Eurytomocharis Ashmead, 1888
- Ficomila Boucek, 1981
- Foutsia Burks, 1971
- Fronsoma Narendran, 1994
- Gibsonoma Narendran, 1994
- Giraultoma Boucek, 1988
- Heimbrella Subba Rao, 1978
- Hexeurytoma Dodd, 1917
- Homodecatoma Liao, 1979
- Houstonia Boucek, 1988
- Isosomodes Ashmead, 1888
- Kavayva Zhang, Gates, & Silvestre 2021
- Khamul Gates, 2008
- Mangoma SubbaRao, 1986
- Masneroma Boucek, 1983
- Neobephrata Narendran & Padmasenan, 1989
- Paradecatoma Masi, 1943
- Philippinoma Narendran, 1994
- Philolema Cameron, 1908
- Phleudecatoma Yang, 1996
- Phylloxeroxenus Ashmead, 1888
- Plutarchia Girault, 1925
- Prodecatoma Ashmead, 1904
- Prodecatomidea Risbec, 1952
- Proseurytoma Kieffer, 1910
- Pseudotetramesa Kalina, 1970
- Ramanuja Narendran, 1989
- Ramdasoma Narendran, 1994
- Risbecoma SubbaRao, 1978
- Stigmeurytoma Boucek, 1988
- Syceurytoma Boucek, 1981
- Sycophila Walker, 1871
- Systole Walker, 1832
- Systolema Narendran, 1994
- Tenuipetiolus Bugbee, 1951
- Tetramesa Walker, 1848
- Tetramesella Zerova, 1974
- Townesoma Narendran, 1994
- Zerovella Narendran & Sheela, 1994
Heimbrinae Burks, 1971
- Heimbra Cameron, 1909
- Symbra Stage & Snelling, 1986
Rileyinae Ashmead, 1904
- Austrophotismus Girault, 1938
- Boucekiana De Santis, 1975
- Dougiola Boucek, 1988
- Gatesina Pujade-Villar et al., 2018
- Neorileya Ashmead, 1904
- Platyrileya Burks, 1971
- Rileya Ashmead, 1888
References
- ^ a b Zhang, Y. Miles; Delvare, Gérard; Blaimer, Bonnie B.; Cruaud, Astrid; Rasplus, Jean-Yves; Brady, Seán G.; Gates, Michael W. (2025). "Phasing in and out of phytophagy: Phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements". Systematic Entomology. 50 (4): 780–793. doi:10.1111/syen.12682. ISSN 1365-3113.
- ^ Noyes, J. S. (Dec 2025). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database". Retrieved December 13, 2025.
- ^ LOTFALIZADEH, HOSSEINALI; DELVARE, GÉRARD; RASPLUS, JEAN-YVES (November 2007). "Phylogenetic analysis of Eurytominae (Chalcidoidea: Eurytomidae) based on morphological characters". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 151 (3): 441–510. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00308.x. ISSN 1096-3642.
External links
- Universal Chalcidoidea Database
- Cedar Creek Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Pinned specimen images.
- Philolema latrodecti (Fullaway) on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
- Bugguide.net. Family Eurytomidae