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Diplazon laetatorius (Fabricius, 1781)

Avispas de Darwin, Darwin wasps

Parasitoid of hover flies (Syrphidae)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Suborder
Apocrita

Superfamily
Ichneumonoidea

Family
Ichneumonidae

Genus
Diplazon

Species
laetatorius

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1985

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Parasites/pathogens on animals

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: Isabela

References

  • Peck, S.B. (1996) Origin and development of an insect fauna on a remote archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. In: Keast A., Miller S.E. (eds.): The origin and evolution of Pacific Island biotas, New Guinea to eastern Polynesia: patterns and processes. SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 91-122.
  • Peck, S.B. Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B.J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Am. Entomol. 44: 218-237.

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