Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Spalangia nigripes Curtis, 1839

Avispa parasitoide, Parasitoid wasp

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Suborder
Apocrita

Superfamily
Chalcidoidea

Family
Pteromalidae

Genus
Spalangia

Species
nigripes

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

  • 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, Spalangia nigripes", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25726. Accessed 6 November 2026.