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Status - Distribution in general
Status - Distribution in general
Status
Status
Native
Present in:
Present in:
AFR, AUS, IND, NEA, PAL
Distribution within Cyprus:
Distribution within Cyprus:
Present at least in Paphos administrative district (Koutsoukos E, Demetriou J, unpublished data).
First record from Cyprus:
First record from Cyprus:
Compton et al. (2020)
Ecology - Associates
Ecology - Associates
Ecology
Ecology
Phytophagous - Pollinator.
Associates in general
Associates in general
Mutualistic pollinator of Ficus carica. Noyes (2019) also lists it as an associate Ficus palmata.
Known associates from Cyprus
Known associates from Cyprus
Ficus carica
Conservation
Conservation
IUCN Red List Category
IUCN Red List Category
(NE) DD LC NT VU EN CR EX
Not Evaluated
Conservation measures in place/needed
Conservation measures in place/needed
No measures in place.
Threats
Threats
No threats identified.
Presence within protected areas
Presence within protected areas
Unknown.
References
References
Compton S, Newton H, Stavrinides M, Kaponas C (2020) First confirmed records of fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) associated with the Sycamore Fig Ficus sycomorus on a Mediterranean Island. Entomologist's Gazette, 71: 121-124.
Noyes JS (2019) Universal Chalcidoidea Database. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/chalcidoids
Did you know that.......
Did you know that.......
Blastophaga psenes was at first observed by Theophrastus (371- 286 BC), who invented the name psenes (Greek: ψήνας). This means that B. psenes is a strong candidate for claiming the tittle of the oldest chalcid wasp ever recorded!
For more info, check Thanos (1994): http://users.uoa.gr/~cthanos/Papers/AristotleTheophrastus.pdf
Female B. psenes emerging from a F. carica fig.
Blastophaga psenes, female
Blastophaga psenes, male.
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