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Chelonus turgoclarus (Papp, 2010)

Avispa parasitoide, Parasitoid wasp

This species had been found in dry and humid zones between 135 and 762 masl. The first report of this species in the Galapagos was made in the work of Sandoval et al. (2024).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Superfamily
Ichneumonoidea

Family
Braconidae

Genus
Chelonus

Species
turgoclarus

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, Santiago, Pinta, Española

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 turgoclarus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25537. Accessed 2 November 2026.