Parasitica

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Parasitica One of the two customary divisions of the suborder Apocrita (order Hymenoptera). The Aculeata are the stinging forms (ants, bees, and wasps) and the Parasitica are those whose larvae parasitize other insects. There are four principal superfamilies: Ichneumonoidea, Chalcidoidea, Cynipoidea, and Proctotrupoidea.

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