Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (Intentionally introduced)

Introduction year/period 

1961 (Demetriou et al. 2023)

Origin

AFR or PAL

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 (1962)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

A parasitoid of numerous Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) species (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

Anonymous (1977) Annual report for 1976. Report, Cyprus Agricultural Research Institute 1977: 40-47.

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

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.

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.