chrysidid

English

Noun

chrysidid (plural chrysidids)

1. (zoology) Any wasp of the family Chrysididae.
   • 1991, David P. Cowan, 2: The Solitary and Presocial Vespidae, Kenneth G. Ross, Robert W. Matthews (editors), The Social Biology of Wasps, page 56,

     Females of Delta campaniforme esuriens do not attack chrysidids that are breaking into their nests, but parasitism will cause them to abandon the nest (Jayakar and Spurway 1968).

   • 2005, Cedric Gillott, Entomology‎^[1], page 342:

     Chrysidids (3000 species) are especially diverse in temperate deserts of both hemispheres.

   • 2006, Lynn Siri Kimsey, California Cuckoo Wasps in the Family Chrysididae (Hymenoptera), Entomology: Volume 125, University of California Press, page 4,

     Species of Argochrysis exhibit an unusual behavior not seen in other chrysidids or parasitoids.

Synonyms

• (any species of family Chrysididae): cuckoo wasp