Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (Intentionally introduced)

Introduction year/period 

1926-1940 (Demetriou et al. 2023)

Origin

NEA

Present in: 

AFR, AUS, IND, NEA, NEO, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

Precise distribution within Cyprus is unknown.

First record from Cyprus: 

Herting (1972)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

A parasitoid of numerous Aphididae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) species. Noyes (2019) lists as hosts 3 Diaspididae species (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha), 1 Pseudococcidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha), and 2 Lepidopteran species.

Known associates from Cyprus

Eriosoma lanigerum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Malus domestica.

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

Demetriou J, Radea C, Peyton JM, Groom Q, Roques A, Rabitsch W, Seraphides N, Arianoutsou M, Roy HE, Martinou AF (2023) The Alien to Cyprus Entomofauna (ACE) database: a review of the current status of alien insects (Arthropoda, Insecta) including an updated species checklist, discussion on impacts and recommendations for informing management. NeoBiota 83: 11-42.

Georghiou GP (1977) “The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals.” Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 347pp.

Herting B (1972) Homoptera. A catalogue of parasites and predators of terrestrial arthropods. Section A. Host or Prey/Enemy. 2:37-38 Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, Slough, England.

Noyes JS (2019) Universal Chalcidoidea Database. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/chalcidoids

Shirley XA, Woolley JB, Hopper KR (2017) Revision of the asychis species group of Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 54: 1-32.