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Chelonus johni Marsh, 1979

Avispa parasitoide, Parasitoid wasp

This species had been found in dry and humid zones between 20 and 762 masl. The first report of this species in the Galapagos was made in the work of Sandoval et al. (2024). it is reported as a beneficial parasitoid to control the potato tuberworm.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Superfamily
Ichneumonoidea

Family
Braconidae

Genus
Chelonus

Species
johni

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, 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 johni", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25533. Accessed 2 November 2026.