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Definition of Family Chalcididae
1. Noun. An arthropod family including: chalcidflies.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Hymenoptera, Order Hymenoptera
Member holonyms: Chalcid, Chalcid Fly, Chalcid Wasp, Chalcidfly, Jointworm, Strawworm, Chalcis, Genus Chalcis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Chalcididae
Literary usage of Family Chalcididae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"Still other genera, however, of the enormous family Chalcididae, contain
ant-parasites and these, though very imperfectly known, may be passed in review ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"Mr. LO Howard read a paper entitled ' Some New Scale Parasites,' in which he
discussed several species of the family Chalcididae which are new to science, ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1891)
"IL ASHMEAD, WASHINGTON, DC In 1878 Dr. Arnold Forster, in his " Kleine Monographic",
erected many new genera in the family Chalcididae that have been either ..."
4. The Micrographic Dictionary: A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of by John William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey (1875)
"... but afterwards become brown or black; they are usually naked (fig. 11).
The family Chalcididae includes an immense number of parasitic ..."
5. Injurious and Useful Insects: An Introduction to the Study of Economic by Louis Compton Miall (1902)
"family Chalcididae. Gall-makers or parasites. To this family belong the very
curious fig-insects (Blastophaga) which are essential to the pollination of the ..."
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