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Status - Distribution in general
Status - Distribution in general
Status
Status
Alien (not intentionally introduced)
Origin
Origin
IND
Present in:
Present in:
AFR, AUS, IND, NEA, NEO, PAL
Distribution within Cyprus:
Distribution within Cyprus:
Present at least in Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia and Paphos administrative districts.
First record from Cyprus:
First record from Cyprus:
Compton et al. (2020)
Images
Images
Ecology - Associates
Ecology - Associates
Ecology
Ecology
Phytophagous - Pollinator.
Associates in general
Associates in general
Mutualistic pollinator of Ficus microcarpa. Noyes (2019) lists Ficus aurea as an alternative host.
Known associates from Cyprus
Known associates from Cyprus
Ficus microcarpa.
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.
Demetriou J, Koutsoukos E, Mavrovounioti N, Radea C, Arianoutsou M, Roy HE, Compton SG, Martinou AF (2023) A rather unfruitful relationship? Fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of the alien invasive Ficus microcarpa in Cyprus. BioInvasions Records 12(2): 573–580.
Noyes JS (2019) Universal Chalcidoidea Database. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/chalcidoids
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