Ormyrus nitidulus is a parasitoid species of wasp in the family Ormyridae. It is primarily associated with oak gall wasps. Ormyrus nitidulus is a small metallic wasp approximately 5mm long as an adult.[1] It has a fairly widespread distribution being found across North Africa, the Middle East, North America and Europe.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ormyridae |
| Genus: | Ormyrus |
| Species: | O. nitidulus
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| Ormyrus nitidulus (Fabricius, 1804)
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Chalcis nitidulus Fabricius, 1804 | |
Distribution
editThe Universal Chalcidoidea Database [2] cites distribution records for Ormyrus nitidulus from: Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Europe, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Jordan, Macedonia, Netherlands, North Africa, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, USSR, Yugoslavia (pre 1991).
GBIF holds 128 georeferenced records for Ormyrus nitidulus [3]
Biology
editOrmyrus nitidulus larvae are idiobiont (prevent further development of the host after initial parasitization) ectoparasitoids (live on the outside of its host) primarily associated with oak gall wasps including multiple species of Andricus and one species of gall midges: Oligotrophus bergenstammi.[1][2] T
Morphology and identification
editOrmyrus sp. are generally characterised by bright metallic colours, coarsely crenulated sculpture of the metasoma, well-developed hind coxae, short stigmal veins and two stout and curved metatibial spurs.[1] As of 2016 there are 4 species of Ormyrus recognised in the UK: Ormyrus gratiosus, Ormyrus papaveris, Ormyrus nitidulus and Ormyrus pomaceus.[4] In order to distinguish between Ormyrus species there are a number key resources available including: Oak-galls in Britain by Williams, R and Zerova's 2006 key to Palaearctic Ormyridae.
NHM data portal
editThere are 10 specimens of Ormyrus nitidulus available to view on the NHM Data Portal. This includes 4 specimens from the Antoni Ribes Escolà (1968-2014) Collection.
References
edit- ^ a b c Goméz, José F.; Hernández Nieves, María; F. Gayubo, Severiano; Nieves-Aldrey, Jose Luis (2017-01-10). "Terminal-instar larval systematics and biology of west European species of Ormyridae associated with insect galls (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea)". ZooKeys (644). Pensoft Publishers: 51–88. Bibcode:2017ZooK..644...51G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.644.10035. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5242259. PMID 28144185.
- ^ a b c Noyes, John (2021). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2021). "Ormyrus nitidulus (Fabricius, 1804) in GBIF Secretariat". GBIF. doi:10.15468/39omei. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Broad, Gavin; Dale-Skey, Natalie; Askew, Richard; Noyes, John; Livermore, Laurence (2016-06-06). "Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Chalcidoidea and Mymarommatoidea". Biodiversity Data Journal. 4 (4). Pensoft Publishers: e8013. doi:10.3897/bdj.4.e8013. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 4910507. PMID 27346954.
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