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Spalangia endius Walker, 1839

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Suborder
Apocrita

Superfamily
Chalcidoidea

Family
Pteromalidae

Genus
Spalangia

Species
endius

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1839

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Parasites/pathogens on animals

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

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.
  • Gibson, G.A.P. (2009) Revision of New World Spalangiinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Zootaxa 2259: 1–159.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Spalangia endius", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13797. Accessed 7 July 2025.