Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (not intentionally introduced)

Origin

NEA

Present in: 

AUS, AFR, IND, 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, 2 species of Aleyrodidae and 1 species of the family Coccidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) (Noyes 2019). 

Known associates from Cyprus

Hemiberlesia lataniae (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

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.

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

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

Viggiani G (1994) 18. The Aphytis fauna of the West Palaearctic region, with notes on their role in biological control. Advances in the Study of Aphytis pp.337 (Ed: Rosen, D.) Intercept Ltd., Andover, Hampshire.

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.