Scoliidae

Translingual

Etymology

Scolia (said to be from Ancient Greek σκῶλος (skôlos, pointed stake, thorn, prickle), but perhaps from σκολιός (skoliós, bent, slanting, oblique)) +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Scoliidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – wasps, of worldwide distribution, that are solitary parasitoids of scarab beetle larvae.

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