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Pachodynerus gaullei Brèthes, 1920

Avispa, Wasp

Pachodynerus gaullei Photo: Patricio Picón Rentería, CDF.
Pachodynerus gaullei Photo: Patricio Picón Rentería, CDF.

Plants visited: Scalesia retroflexa,

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Suborder
Apocrita

Superfamily
Vespoidea

Family
Vespidae

Genus
Pachodynerus

Species
gaullei

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Odynerus galapagensis Williams, 1926; As Pachodynerus galapagensis Williams, 1926 (Boada, 2005).

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Isabela, Floreana, Genovesa, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz

References

  • Boada, R. (2005) Insects associated with endangered plants in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Entomotropica, 20(2), 77-88.
  • Picón-Renteria, P. Sarmiento, C.E., Avendaño, J.M., Rodríguez, J. Abdo, P., Herrera, H.W. (2024) New distribution records for cryptogenic and invasive Vespidae (Hymenoptera) in the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. BioInvasions Records, 13(2), 363–371.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pachodynerus gaullei", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25353. Accessed 1 November 2026.