Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (Intentionally introduced)

Introduction year/period 

1967 (Demetriou et al. 2023)

Origin

NEO

Present in: 

AFR, AUS, IND, NEA, NEO, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

This species is present within SBA of Akrotiri.

First record from Cyprus: 

Krambias & Kotzionis (1980)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

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

Known associates from Cyprus

Planococcus citri

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.

Krambias A, Kotzionis A (1980) Establishment of Leptomastix dactylopii (How.) in Cyprus. Fruits, Paris 35: 783-785.

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