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Chelonus carinatus Provancher, 1881

Avispa parasitoide, Parasitoid wasp

This species had been found in dry and humid zones between 21 and 580 masl. The first report of this species in the Galapagos was made in the work of Sandoval et al. (2024). In the revision of Sandoval et al. (2024), it is mentioned that this species has a difference in the color of the carapace, being the apical part pale colored.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Superfamily
Ichneumonoidea

Family
Braconidae

Genus
Chelonus

Species
carinatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, Santiago, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz.

References

  • Sandoval-B, A. L., Shaw, S. R., Herrera, H. W., & Sarmiento, C. E. (2024) Diversity and differentiation of the Chelonus (Microchelonus) species of the Galapagos archipelago (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cheloninae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 97, 825-848.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Chelonus carinatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25532. Accessed 2 November 2026.