Alien (Intentionally introduced)
1961 (Demetriou et al. 2023)
IND or PAL
AFR, AUS, IND, NEA, NEO, PAL
Precise distribution within Cyprus is unknown.
Wood (1962)
Parasitoid
A parasitoid of various Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) species (Noyes 2019).
Lepidosaphes beckii (Hemiptera: Diaspididae).
(NE) DD LC NT VU EN CR EX
Not Evaluated
No measures in place.
No threats identified.
Unknown.
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.
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.
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 (1962) Natural enemies in the control of citrus pests in Cyprus. Part 2. The insectary built at Fassouri, and a preliminary report on newly imported natural enemies. Countryman 1962(May-June): 16-22.
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.