Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (not intentionally introduced)

Origin

NEO

Present in: 

AUS, AFR, NEA, NEO, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

Precise distribution within Cyprus is unknown.

First record from Cyprus: 

Wood (1963)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

A parasitoid of numerous Diaspididae and 1 species of the family Coccidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) (Noyes 2019). 

Known associates from Cyprus

Aspidiotus hederae (Hemiptera: Diaspididae).

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

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

Wood BJ (1963) Imported and indigenous natural enemies of citrus coccids and aphids in Cyprus, and an assessment of their potential value in integrated control programmes. Entomophaga 8(1), 67–82.