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form of multiple parasitism in which a parasite preferentially attacks a host that is already parasitized by another species is
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- Cleptoparasitism: A specialized form of multiple parasitism in entomology where a female parasitoid preferentially attacks and oviposits within a host individual that has already been successfully attacked or paralyzed by another parasitoid species. (Correct answer)
- Ectoparasitoid: A parasite that lives and feeds externally upon the outer surface of its host (e.g., Bracon brevicornis on caterpillar larvae).
- Obligate parasitism: A biological relationship where the parasite relies strictly upon a living host to complete its life cycle and cannot survive as a free-living saprophyte.
- Superparasitism: A form of parasitism where more individuals of the same parasitoid species attack a single host than can successfully develop to maturity.
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