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'''Torymidae''' is a family of [[wasps]] in the superfamily [[Chalcid wasp|Chalcidoidea]]. Most species in this family are small with attractive metallic coloration, and females generally have long [[Ovipositor|ovipositors]]. Many are [[parasitoid]]s on [[gall]]-forming insects, and some are [[phytophagy|phytophagous]] (plant-eating) species, sometimes using the galls formed by other insects. Over 960 species in about 70 genera are found worldwide. They are best recognized in that they are one of the few groups of [[Chalcidoidea]] in which the [[cercus|cerci]] are visible.
[[File:Torymus female.jpg|right|thumb|''[[Torymus]]'' female]]
==Systematics==
The family was first described by English entomologist [[Francis Walker (entomologist)|Francis Walker]] in 1833 and the infrafamiliar classification has been revised several times.<ref name=Janšta2018/> A number of subfamilies were created within Torymidae, some of which have since been transferred to other families ([[Agaonidae|Idarninae]], [[Sycophaginae]], [[Pteromalidae|Epichrysomallinae]], and [[Ormyridae)|Ormyrinae]]), leaving the family with up to six subfamilies, although as few as two in other classifications.<ref name=Janšta2018/>
*[[Megastigmidae|Megastigminae]]
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