Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (Intentionally introduced)

Introduction year/period 

1985-1986 (Demetriou et al. 2023)

Origin

IND or PAL

Present in: 

AFR, AUS, IND, NEA, NEO, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

This species is present within administrative regions and SBAs Dhekelia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos, Famagusta

First record from Cyprus: 

Fry (1989)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

Parasitoid of Coccidae and Diaspididae (Insecta: Coccoidea) (Noyes 2019).

Known associates from Cyprus

Aonidiella aurantii

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.

Fry JM (1989) Natural enemy databank, 1987. A catalogue of natural enemies of arthropods derived from records in the CIBC Natural Enemy Databank. pp.59 CAB International, Wallingford, Oxford, UK.

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

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