Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (Intentionally introduced)

Introduction year/period 

1998 (Demetriou et al. 2023)

Origin

NEO

Present in: 

NEA, NEO, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

The precise distribution of this species is not known.

First record from Cyprus: 

EPPO (1997)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

A parasitoid of numerous Aleyrodidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) species (Noyes 2019).

Known associates from Cyprus

Aleyrothrixus floccosus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).

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

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.

EPPO (1997) Aleurothrixus floccosus found for the first time in Cyprus. EPPO Reporting Service 4, 1997 (80). 

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