Galapagos Species Database
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Diplazon laetatorius
Parasitoid of hover flies (Syrphidae)
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
Year of first record: 1985
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Parasites/pathogens on animals
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
- 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.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Diplazon laetatorius", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13752. Accessed 16 July 2025.