Entomophaga

Tribe of Terebrant i a having stalked abdomen and freely projecting, lengthy ovipositor. The larvæ are footle and a proc to us, and live generally as parasites in the larvæ of other insects; as they adapt themselves to the complicated life-changes of their hosts, their metamorphoses are remarkable. The Ichneumonidæ are included in this group. See VERMIL IN GUI A ( Edentata ).