Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (not intentionally introduced)

Origin

AUS

Present in: 

AUS, NEA, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

Present at least in Limassol and Paphos administrative districts.

First record from Cyprus: 

Compton et al. (2020)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Phytophagous - Pollinator.

Associates in general

Mutualistic pollinator of Ficus rubiginosa. It has been reported to be associated with F. macrophylla, F. obliqua, F. platypoda and F. watkinsiana (Noyes 2019), although only the first and latter hosts have been confirmed (Koutsoukos et al. in prep.).

Known associates from Cyprus

Ficus rubiginosa.

Conservation

IUCN Red List Category

(NE) DD LC NT VU EN CR EX

Not Evaluated

Conservation measures in place/needed

No measures in place.

Threats

No threats identified.

Presence within protected areas

Unknown.

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