chalcid in English
noun
1
a minute parasitic wasp of a large group whose members lay eggs inside the eggs of other insects. They typically have bright metallic coloration.
It features unique footage of one of the world's smallest insects, a chalcid wasp known as a fairyfly.
noun
chalcid wasp
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1. Walker (who was infamous for his shortcomings in systematic nomenclature) later conceded to Haliday's classification in a letter in 1839 and requested assistance from Haliday in classifying the chalcid wasps collected by Charles Darwin on his voyage on HMS Beagle.