chalcid wasp

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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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2007), whereas several parasitoids (e.g., Chalcidoidea, Ichneumonoidea) are known for attacking the immatures of gall inducers (Stone et al.
Las avispas Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson, 1880) (Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) y Pachyneuron aphidis (Bouche, 1834) (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) se registraron en Tamaulipas, emergiendo de pulgones momificados de M.
Annotated Keys to the Genera of Nearctic Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera).
For the adult parasitoids' identification, we used a key for Chalcidoidea families and genera provided by Goulet and Huber [33] as well as an unpublished one compiled by R.
Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) or Cheiracanthium sp.) might enter sacs and eat the eggs or young; the larvae of Mercetina matritensis Bolivar & Pieltain, 1934 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae) develop within the egg sac and consume the eggs.
bambawalei did not find exact matches on GenBank, however, the nearest sequence matches for both the species belonged to Chalcidoidea, an indication the sequences are valid.
Ormyridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) of Panama associated with cinipids galls (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) on Quercus (Fagaceae) species
Australasian Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera): A biosystematic revision of genera of fourteen fami lies, with a reclassification of species.
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