Wasp

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A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. The wasps do not constitute a clade, a complete natural group with a single ancestor, as bees and ants are deeply nested within the wasps, having evolved from wasp ancestors. Wasps that are members of the clade Aculeata can sting their prey.

Los leucóspidos (Leucospidae, a veces incorrectamente llamada Leucospididae) son una familia de himenópteros apócritos de la superfamilia Chalcidoidea. Son un pequeño grupo especializado compuesto exclusivamente de ectoparasitoides de larvas de avispas aculeadas (con aguijón) y de abejas. Más de 130 especies en 4 géneros en el mundo.