Galapagos Species Database

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

Zagrammosoma buselus (Walker, 1839)

Avispa parasitoide, Parasitoid wasp

This endemic species is the most abundant of the three species of Zagrammosoma.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Suborder
Apocrita

Superfamily
Chalcidoidea

Family
Eulophidae

Genus
Zagrammosoma

Species
buselus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Santiago, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Pinzón, Rábida

References

  • Perry, R.K. Heraty, J.M. (2021) Read between the lineata: A revision of the tattooed wasps, Zagrammosoma Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), with descriptions of eleven new species Zootaxa 4916 (1): 001–108
  • Picón-Renteria, P. Herrera, H. W., Avendaño, J. M., Tocora-Protz, M. C., Restrepo, A. F. S., Fernández, F., Heraty, J.M., Buli, A.Y., Peck, S., & Sarmiento, C. E. (2026) Hymenoptera of Galápagos: diversity and distribution of one of the most species-rich insect orders in the archipelago. ZooKeys, 1294, 229-251.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Zagrammosoma buselus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25106. Accessed 5 November 2026.