Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Pteroptrix albifemur (Girault, 1915)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Suborder
Apocrita

Superfamily
Chalcidoidea

Family
Aphelinidae

Genus
Pteroptrix

Species
albifemur

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Archenomus imitatrix (Fullaway)

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1991

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Parasites/pathogens on animals

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz

References

  • 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.
  • Polaszek, A. Prinsloo, G. L (2000) The identity of Pteroptrix imitatrix (Fullaway) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 9(2):322

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pteroptrix albifemur", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13762. Accessed 2 November 2026.