Xorides (zoridez)

[NL. (Latreille, 1809).] A genus of hymenopterous parasites, of the ichneumonid subfamily Pimplinæ, or giving name to an unused family Xorididæ, having the face narrowed, the cheeks tuberculate behind the eyes, and the tibiæ and tarsi long and slender. The species are peculiar to northern regions, 14 having been described from northern Europe, including 1 from Lapland, and 4 from British America. Xorididæt (zō-rid'i-dē), n. pl. [NL.,