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What is a chalcid?

What is a chalcid? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of many small wasps, of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, having parasitic larvae
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Indian chalcid wasps of the genus Dirhinus parasitic on synanthropic and other Diptera.
In some cases the pupa was being devoured by the minute larv of a chalcid fly, and in one cell only the dried skin remained.
Tiny flowers are perfect for attracting delicate beneficials like chalcid wasps and hover flies, whose larvae devour aphids.
Such parasites include ichneumon, chalcid, pteromalid, figitid, ensign wasp, and bethylid.
The chalcid wasps that develop in fig tree inflorescences have often been used to study alternative reproductive behaviors.
We identified a high level of mortality to stem beetles due to the attack of the chalcid.

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