''Eurytoma'' is a genus of parasitoid

chalcid wasp Chalcid wasps (, , for their metallic colour) are insects within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, part of the order Hymenoptera. The superfamily contains some 22,500 known species, and an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, m ...

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Eurytomidae The Eurytomidae are a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Unlike most chalcidoids, the larvae of many are phytophagous (feeding in stems, seeds, or galls), while others are more typical parasitoids, though even then the hosts are usuall ...

. There are at least 620 described species in ''Eurytoma''. File:Eurytoma gigantea.jpg, ''E. gigantea'' larva File:Eurytoma male.jpg, ''Eurytoma'' sp. adult male File:Eurytoma gigantea female.jpg, ''E. gigantea'', adult female

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