pteromalidae

\\ˌterəˈmaləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Pteromalus, type genus (from pter- + Greek homalos even, level) + -idae; akin to Greek homos same — more at same

: a large family of chalcid flies having larvae that are parasitic on the larvae of other insects (as of the orders Lepidoptera and Coleoptera) and some that are hyperparasites