meloid (meloid)

and n. I. a. Pertaining to the Meloid a, or having their characters. II. n. Any member of the family Meloid a . Meloidæ (me-lō'i-dē), (me-lō n. pl. [NL., Meloë + -ida.] A family of beetles typified by the genus Meloë, or merged in Cantharid a. The larvæ are parasitic upon other insects, especially Hymenoptera.