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What is a chalcid?

What is a chalcid? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of many small wasps, of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, having parasitic larvae
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These are much larger than the chalcid flies and are called Ichneumon flies.
Tiny flowers are perfect for attracting delicate beneficials like chalcid wasps and hover flies, whose larvae devour aphids.
All species analyzed in this study are organized according to current chalcid taxonomy.
The ears are distinct, whereas in the chalcid they are hidden under the skin.
Such parasites include ichneumon, chalcid, pteromalid, figitid, ensign wasp, and bethylid.
In some cases the pupa was being devoured by the minute larv of a chalcid fly, and in one cell only the dried skin remained.

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