Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Native

Present in: 

AFR, AUS, NEA, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus:

There are no distributional data for this species.

First record from Cyprus: 

Georghiou (1977)

Images

Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Phytophagous

Associates in general

This species is a seed predator of many Pistacia species (Anacardiaceae) (Noyes 2019).

Known associates from Cyprus

Unknown.

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

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.

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

Rice RE, Michailides TJ (1988) Pistachio seed chalcid Megastigmus pistaciae Walker (Hymenoptera, Torymidae) in California, USA. Journal of Economic Entomology 81(5):1446.

Roques A, Skrzypczynska M (2003) Seed-infesting chalcids of the genus Megastigmus Dalman, 1820 (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) native and introduced to the west Palaearctic region: taxonomy, host specificity and distribution. Journal of Natural History 37:187.