Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Native

Present in: 

AFR, AUS, IND, NEA, NEO, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

Present in all administrative divisions and SBAs of Cyprus (Akrotiri, Dhekelia, Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos).

First record from Cyprus: 

Wood (1963)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

A parasitoid of numerous Diaspididae, 1 species of Coccidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) and 1 species of Diprionidae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) (Noyes 2019).

Known associates from Cyprus

Aonidiella aurantii (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

Herting B (1972) Homoptera. A catalogue of parasites and predators of terrestrial arthropods. Section A. Host or Prey/Enemy. 2:162-163 Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, Slough, England.

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.

Gerini V (1977) Contribution to the knowledge of the principa insects present on citrus in Cyprus. Rivista di Agricoltura Subtropicale e Tropicale 71(7/12): 147-159,

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

Orphanides GM (1984) Competitive displacement between Aphytis spp. (Hym. Aphelinidae) parasites of the California red scale in Cyprus. Entomophaga 29(3): 275-281.

Orphanides GM (1996) Establishment of Comperiella bifasciata (Hym.: Encyrtidae) on Aonidiella aurantii (Hom.: Diaspididae) in Cyprus. Entomophaga 41(1): 53-57.

Rosen D, DeBach P (1979) Species of Aphytis of the World (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). Series Entomologica 17: 595-596.

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.