The Eurytomidae are a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Unlike most chalcidoids, the

larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...

e of many are

phytophagous A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically evolved to feed on plants, especially upon vascular tissues such as foliage, fruits or seeds, as the main component of its diet (nutrition), diet. These more broadly also encompass an ...

(feeding in stems, seeds, or

gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or war ...

s), while others are more typical

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s, though even then the hosts are usually found within plant tissues. Some species of eurytomids are unusual in the sense that they are parasitoids of spider eggs. Females of this group are idiobionts that probe through the thin silk of spider egg sacs and oviposit into individual spider eggs that are clustered within the sacs. They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats, and a few are considered pests. They tend to be dull and not metallic, and heavily punctured, with very thick, collar-like pronota.

Taxa

, Eurytomid genera include: Buresiinae Lotfalizadeh et al., 2007 * '' Buresium'' * '' Macrorileya'' Eurytominae * '' Aiolomorphus'' * '' Aranedra'' * '' Austrodecatoma'' * '' Ausystole'' * '' Axanthosoma'' * '' Axanthosomella'' * ''Axima'' * '' Aximopsis'' * '' Banyoma'' * '' Bephrata'' * '' Bephratelloides'' * '' Bephratoides'' * '' Bruchodape'' * '' Bruchophagus'' * '' Burksoma'' * '' Camponotophilus'' * '' Cathilaria'' * '' Chryseida'' * '' Chryseurytoma'' * '' Endobia'' * '' Eudoxinna'' * '' Eurytoma'' * '' Eurytomocharis'' * '' Exeurytoma'' * '' Ficomila'' * '' Foutsia'' * '' Fronsoma'' * '' Gibsonoma'' * '' Giraultoma'' * '' Heimbrella'' * '' Hexeurytoma'' * '' Homodecatoma'' * '' Houstonia'' * '' Isosomodes'' * '' Kavayva'' * '' Khamul'' * '' Mangoma'' * '' Masneroma'' * '' Neobephrata'' * '' Parabruchophagus'' * '' Paradecatoma'' * '' Philippinoma'' * '' Philolema'' * '' Phleudecatoma'' * '' Phylloxeroxenus'' * '' Plutarchia'' * '' Prodecatoma'' * '' Prodecatomidea'' * '' Proseurytoma'' * '' Pseudotetramesa'' * ''

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'' * '' Ramdasoma'' * '' Risbecoma'' * '' Stigmeurytoma'' * '' Syceurytoma'' * '' Sycophila'' * ''

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'' * '' Systolema'' * '' Tenuipetiolus'' * '' Tetramesa'' * '' Tetramesella'' * '' Townesoma'' * '' Zerovella'' Heimbrinae * '' Heimbra'' * '' Symbra'' Rileyinae * '' Austrophotismus'' * '' Boucekiana'' * '' Dougiola'' * '' Gatesina'' * '' Neorileya'' * '' Platyrileya'' * '' Rileya''

References

External links

Universal Chalcidoidea Database
Pinned specimen images.

on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Bugguide.net. Family Eurytomidae
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