Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Paraphytis acutaspidis
Avispa parasitoide, Parasitoid wasp
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Suborder
Apocrita
Superfamily
Chalcidoidea
Family
Aphelinidae
Genus
Paraphytis
Species
acutaspidis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Aphytis acutaspidis Rosen & DeBach, 1979;
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1991
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Parasites/pathogens on animals
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
- Peck, S.B. Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B.J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Am. Entomol. 44: 218-237.
- 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, Paraphytis acutaspidis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25710. Accessed 6 November 2026.