Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (Intentionally introduced)

Introduction year/period 

1995 (Demetriou et al. 2023)

Origin

AUS

Present in:

AFR, AUS, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

There are no available data for this species.

First record from Cyprus: 

FAO (1996)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

Parasitoid of Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), and other Dipteran and Lepidopteran species (Noyes 2019).

Known associates from Cyprus

Phyllocnistis citrella

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.

FAO (1996) Report of the Workshop on Citrus Leafminer (Phyllocnistis citrella) and its Control in the Near East, Safita (Tartous), Syria, 30 September3 October 1996, (Cairo: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for the Near East), 34 pp.

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

Schauff ME, LaSalle J, Wijesekara GA (1998) The genera of chalcid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Journal of Natural History 32:1001-1056.

Siscaro G, Longo S, Maugeri V, Reina P, Zappala L (1999) Establishment in Sicily of Ageniaspis citricola. Informatore Agrario 55(16):85-86.