Chalcidoid

Courtella_wardi_female and male

Afrotropical Chalcidoidea

Distribution	Worldwide
Biology	Usually parasitoids of insect (12 Orders), spider (Aranaea), mite (Acari) or nematode (Family Anguinidae) larvae (occasionally adults). Some are phytophagous: gall formers, seed eaters or inquilines in galls of other species.
References	Gibson, G.A.P. 1993. Superfamilies Mymarommatoidea and Chalcidoidea (pp. 570-655). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.
Credits	Photographs and illustrations © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of Cape Town)