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chalcid wasp
(redirected from Chalcidoidea)

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Noun1.chalcid wasp - any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insectschalcid wasp - any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects
hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect - insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
Chalcidae, Chalcididae, family Chalcidae, family Chalcididae - an arthropod family including: chalcidflies
chalcis fly - a variety of chalcid fly


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Rearing of five hymenopterous larval-prepupal (Braconidae, Figitida) and three pupal (Diapriidae, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) native parasitoids of the genus Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) on irradiated A.
Minute (<1 mm long) Hymenoptera (Cynipoidea, Proctotrupoidea, Ceraphoronoidea, and Chalcidoidea [except Chalcididae]) and nematocerous Diptera were not counted, because they were unlikely to be eaten by birds due to their size.
 
 
 
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