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Logophile77 commented on the word metaparasite
"The "host larva" gets time to pass through parts of or the whole larval period, before it is attacked by the predator. Many Chrysididae, Chalcidoidea and Ichneumonidae belong to this group. The intraspecific size variation is often great in these species."
From http://antvid.org/PDF/Lomholdt_Fauna_entom_scand%20(Sphecidae,%20Crabronidae).pdf
November 17, 2017