Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Native

Present in: 

AFR, AUS, IND, NEA, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus:

There are no distributional data for this species.

First record from Cyprus: 

Orphanides (1976)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

This species is a polyphagous parasitoid of various species of many insect orders (Noyes 2019).

Known associates from Cyprus

Asphondylia spp.

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

Daneshvar S, Talebi AA, Fathipour Y (2009) The wasps associated with seeds and galls of Rosa canina in Iran. Advances in Environmental Biology 3(1):65.

Georghiou GP (1977) “The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals.” Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 347pp.

Orphanides GM (1976) Damage assessment and natural control of the carob midge complex, Asphondylia spp. (Dipt., Cecidomyidae) in Cyprus. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri', Portici 33:80-98.

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