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Ormyrus nitidulus
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O. nitidulus
Binomial name
Ormyrus nitidulus
(Fabricius, 1804)
Synonyms

Chalcis nitidula Fabricius, 1804

Ormyrus nitidulus is a parasitoid species of wasp in the family Ormyrus. 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]

  1. ^ 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.644.10035. ISSN 1313-2970.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ Noyes, John (2021). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2021-06-14.