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Eurytomidae

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Eurytomidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Family: Eurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Subfamilies

Buresiinae
Eurytominae
Heimbrinae
Rileyinae

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

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Eurytoma gigantea, adult female

As of 2025, Eurytomid genera include:[2][1]

Buresiinae Lotfalizadeh et al., 2007[3]

Eurytominae Walker, 1832

Heimbrinae Burks, 1971

Rileyinae Ashmead, 1904

References

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  1. 1 2 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.
  2. Noyes, J. S. (Dec 2025). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database". Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  3. 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.
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