Les Chalcidiens (Chalcidoidea ou chalcidoïdes en français) forment une super-famille qui regroupe une vingtaine de familles composées en large majorité d'insectes entomophages, principalement des guêpes. Ce sont des hyménoptèrestérébrants représentant 22 000 espèces au niveau mondial, soit autour des 10 % de la totalité des hyménoptères.
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