Status - Distribution in general

Status 

Native

Present in: 

IND, PAL

Distribution within Cyprus:

This species was found within the administrative division of Limassol. 

First record from Cyprus: 

Masi (1934)

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Ecology - Associates

Ecology

Parasitoid

Associates in general

This species is a polyphagous parasitoid, parasitizing on species of the orders Coleoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera (Noyes 2019).

Known associates from Cyprus

Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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

Boucek Z (1974) On the Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) described by C. Rondani. Redia 55:256.

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.

Graham MWRV (1969) The Pteromalidae of north-western Europe (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) Supplement 16:440.

Jansta P (2012) Description of male of Leucospis insularis (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Leucospidae) with new records and checklist of Chalcidoidea of Socotra Island. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(supplementum 2): 521.

Masi L (1934) Calcididi dell'Isola di Cipro raccolti dal Sig. G.A. Mavromoustakis. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria. Genova. 57:17-18.

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