Chalcididae (Noun)
Meaning
An arthropod family including: chalcidflies.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The wasp family Chalcididae comprises more than 19,000 known species, including some species of chalcidflies that parasitize spider eggs.
- Researchers studied the social structure of the family Chalcididae and observed how chalcidflies build their intricate social networks.
- Entomologists believe the chalcidflies belonging to the Chalcididae family originated in the Paleogene epoch, a geological time of high diversification of insect families.
- Scientists recognize Chalcididae as a vast arthropod family encompassing many economically important parasitoid species like certain types of chalcidflies.
- Several thousand Chalcididae specimens have been cataloged at the local museum for arthropod studies and observation of various chalcidfly behaviors.