chalcidology

Noun

 * 1) The study of chalcid wasps.
 * 2) * 1997 — Gibson et al. Annotated Keys to the Genera of Nearctic Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) (NRC Research Press)
 * The major milestone in Nearctic chalcidology during the latter half of the 20th century is perhaps the catalog by Peck
 * 1) * 1999 — Systematic Entomolgy (1999) 24, 301-304
 * The publication of this CD-ROM catalogue marks an important step in the history of chalcidology.