Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (non-intentionally introduced)

Origin

PAL

Present in: 

AUS, NEA, NEO, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

This species is present within administrative regions Larnaca, Nicosia and Paphos.

First record from Cyprus: 

Guerrieri & Noyes (2000)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

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

Known associates from Cyprus

Saissetia oleae

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

Guerrieri E, Noyes JS (2000) Revision of European species of genus Metaphycus Mercet (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae), parasitoids of scale insects. Systematic Entomology 25: 208.  

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