Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (Intentionally introduced)

Introduction year/period 

1987 (Demetriou et al. 2023)

Origin

AFR

Present in: 

AFR, AUS, NEA, NEO, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

This species is present within administrative region of Limassol, Nicosia and Paphos.

First record from Cyprus: 

Orphanides (1988)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

Parasitoid of  Asterolecaniidae, Coccidae and Diaspididae (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

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.56 CAB International, Wallingford, Oxford, UK

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

Orphanides GM (1988) Current status of biological control of the black scale, Saissetia oleae (Olivier), in Cyprus. Technical Bulletin, Cyprus Agricultural Research Institute No 100: 1-8.

Orphanides GM (1993) Control of Saissetia oleae (Hom.: Coccidae) in Cyprus through establishment of Metaphycus bartletti and M. helvolus (Hym.: Encyrtidae). Entomophaga 38(2): 235-239.