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.
Taxa
, Eurytomid genera include:
Buresiinae Lotfalizadeh et al., 2007 Buresium Macrorileya
Eurytominae Aranedra Austrodecatoma Ausystole Axanthosoma Axanthosomella Axima Aximopsis Banyoma Bephrata Bephratelloides Bephratoides Bruchodape Bruchophagus Burksoma Camponotophilus Cathilaria Chryseida Chryseurytoma Endobia Eudoxinna Eurytoma Eurytomocharis Ficomila Foutsia Fronsoma Gibsonoma Giraultoma Heimbrella Hexeurytoma Homodecatoma Houstonia Isosomodes Kavayva Khamul Mangoma Masneroma Neobephrata Paradecatoma Philippinoma Philolema Phleudecatoma Phylloxeroxenus Plutarchia Prodecatoma Prodecatomidea Proseurytoma Pseudotetramesa Ramanuja Ramdasoma Risbecoma Stigmeurytoma Syceurytoma Sycophila Systole Systolema Tenuipetiolus Tetramesa Tetramesella Townesoma Zerovella
Heimbrinae Heimbra Symbra
Rileyinae Austrophotismus Boucekiana Dougiola Gatesina Neorileya Platyrileya Rileya
References
External links Universal Chalcidoidea Database Cedar Creek Pinned specimen images. Philolema latrodecti (Fullaway) on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Bugguide.net. Family Eurytomidae