Overview
Eurytomidae is a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea. The group is apparently polyphyletic, though the different subfamilies may each be monophyletic, and may be elevated to family status in the near future. As presently defined, there are some 1420 described species in 87 genera.
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 usually found within plant tissues. They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats, and a few are considered pests.
They tend to be dull and non-metallic, heavily punctured, with a very thick, collar-like pronotum, but none of these characters is unique within the Chalcidoidea, nor do they appear to define a natural group, and the family is likely to be divided up.
- Universal Chalcidoidea Database
- Cedar Creek Pinned specimen images.
- Philolema latrodecti (Fullaway) on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Taxonomy
The Family Eurytomidae is a member of the Superfamily Chalcidoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Eurytomidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Superorder: Hymenopterida
- Order: Hymenoptera
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Ants, Bees, and Wasps
- Suborder: Apocrita
- Ants, Bees
- Infraorder: Proctotrupomorpha
- Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
- Family: Eurytomidae Walker, 1832
- Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
- Infraorder: Proctotrupomorpha
- Suborder: Apocrita
- Ants, Bees
- Order: Hymenoptera
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Ants, Bees, and Wasps
- Superorder: Hymenopterida
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Eurytomidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (3): Eurytominae · Heimbrinae · Rileyinae
- Genus (91): Acantheurytoma · Agriotoma · Aiolomorphus · Aplatoides · Aranedra · Archirileya · Austrodecatoma · Austrophotismus · Ausystole · Axanthosoma · Axanthosomella · Axima · Aximogastra · Aximogastroma · Aximopsis · Banyoma · Bephrata · Bephratelloides · Bephratoides · Boucekiana · Bruchodape · Bruchophagus · Buresium · Burksoma · Calorileya · Cathilaria · Chryseida · Chryseurytoma · Conoaxima · Dougiola · Endobia · Eudoxinna · Eurytoma · Eurytomaria · Eurytomidia · Eurytomocharis · Evoxysoma · Exeurytoma · Ficomila · Foutsia · Fronsoma · Gibsonoma · Giraultoma · Harmolita · Heimbra · Heimbrella · Hexeurytoma · Homodecatoma · Houstonia · Isosoma · Isosomodes · Isosomorpha · Macrorileya · Mangoma · Masneroma · Matna · Mesoeurytoma · Neobephrata · Neoeurytomaria · Neorileya · Nikanoria · Paradecatoma · Philippinoma · Philolema · Phleudecatoma · Phylloxeroxenus · Platyrileya · Plutarchia · Prodecatoma · Prodecatomoidea · Proseurytoma · Pseudosystole · Pseudotetramesa · Pseudrileya · Ramanuja · Ramdasoma · Rileya · Risbecoma · Stigmeurytoma · Striateurytoma · Subbaella · Syceurytoma · Sycophila · Symbra · Systole · Systolema · Tenuipetiolus · Tetramesa · Tetramesella · Townesoma · Zerovella
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1,336 species and subspecies in the Family Eurytomidae.
Genera
Acantheurytoma
Agriotoma
Aiolomorphus
Aplatoides
Aranedra
Archirileya
Austrodecatoma
Austrophotismus
Ausystole
Axanthosoma
Axanthosomella
Axima
Aximogastra
Aximogastroma
Aximopsis
Banyoma
Bephrata
Bephratelloides
Bephratoides
Boucekiana
Bruchodape
Bruchophagus
Buresium
Burksoma
Calorileya
Cathilaria
Chryseida
Chryseurytoma
Conoaxima
Dougiola
Endobia
Eudoxinna
Eurytoma
Eurytomaria
Eurytomidia
Eurytomocharis
Evoxysoma
Exeurytoma
Ficomila
Foutsia
Fronsoma
Gibsonoma
Giraultoma
Harmolita
Heimbra
Heimbrella
Hexeurytoma
Homodecatoma
Houstonia
Isosoma
Isosomodes
Isosomorpha
Macrorileya
Mangoma
Masneroma
Matna
Mesoeurytoma
Neobephrata
Neoeurytomaria
Neorileya
Nikanoria
Paradecatoma
Philippinoma
Philolema
Phleudecatoma
Phylloxeroxenus
Platyrileya
Plutarchia
Prodecatoma
Prodecatomoidea
Proseurytoma
Pseudosystole
Pseudotetramesa
Pseudrileya
Ramanuja
Ramdasoma
Rileya
Rileyasuchus (meaning "Riley?s crocodile") is a genus of phytosaur from the Rhaetian (Late Triassic) of England. It has a confusing history, being associated with the taxonomy of Palaeosaurus and Thecodontosaurus, and being a replacement name for a preoccupied genus (Rileya, which had already been used by Howard (or Ashmead; it's unclear which one has priority, but they apparently are the same animal) in 1888 for a hymenopteran). [more]
Risbecoma
Stigmeurytoma
Striateurytoma
Subbaella
Syceurytoma
Sycophila
Symbra
Systole
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Systolema
Tenuipetiolus
Tetramesa
Tetramesella
Townesoma
Zerovella
More info about the Genus Zerovella may be found here.
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