Perilampidae
plural noun
Peri·lampidae
ˌperəˈlampəˌdē
: a small family of Hymenoptera comprising insects that are mostly secondary parasites on other insects (as of the orders Diptera and Hymenoptera)
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Perilampus, type genus (from Greek perilampein to shine around, from peri- + lampein to give light, shine) + -idae