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Parasitica
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Parasitica [‚par·ə′sid·ə·kə]
(invertebrate zoology)
A group of hymenopteran insects that includes four superfamilies of the Apocrita: Ichneumonoidea, Chalcidoidea, Cynipoidea, and Proctotrupoidea; some are phytophagous, while others are parasites of other insects.


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