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HYMENOPTERA, Monoserphidae (Proctotrupoidea) Monoserphidae. -- These are parasitoids that attack immature stages of other
insects. Most are small or tiny and black, and may appear as cynipids,
chalcidoids or some aculeata. The smallest species have a reduced wing
venation, but they may be separated
from chalcidoids by the structure of the mesosoma and ovipositor. The
pronotum in the proctotrupoids appears triangular when seen laterally and it
extends to the tegulae. The ovipositor originates from the tip of the
metasoma rather than from anterior to the tip References: Please refer to <biology.ref.htm>, [Additional references
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