| Tetramesa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Eurytomidae |
| Subfamily: | Eurytominae |
| Genus: | Tetramesa Walker, 1848 |
| Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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