Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Alien (Intentionally introduced)

Introduction year/period 

1995 (Demetriou et al. 2023)

Origin

PAL or IND

Present in: 

IND, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus: 

There are no available data for the distribution of this species.

First record from Cyprus: 

Reina and La Salle (2004)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

Parasitoid of Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) (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.

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

Reina P, La Salle J (2004) Two new species of Quadrastichus Girault (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): parasitoids of the leafminers Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) and Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 13(1):108.