Torymus auratus (Müller, 1764)

Global distribution. Nearctic (introduced) and Western Palaearctic (UCD community 2025).

Distribution in Algeria and North Africa. Recorded in Morocco ex Andricus quercustozae (Bosc, 1792) (A) and Cynips quercus (Fourcroy, 1785) (A) (Askew et al. 2013), and in Algeria ex Synophrus olivieri Kieffer 1898 by Kieffer (1897) under the name Torymus regius Nees, 1834 .

Material examined. Djebel El-Ghorra, Q. faginea, ex Andricus hispanicus (Hartig, 1856) (A), 1.iv.2023: 1♀.

Note. We believe that Kieffer’s (1897) identification of Torymus auratus (Müller, 1764) emerging from Synophrus olivieri galls in Algeria could be a mistaken identification of Torymus cerri, which was abundant in our rearings of S. olivieri but with no Torymus auratus; this observation has also been reported in Tunisia by Pujade Villar et al. (2010).