Uninvited pests of an unwelcomed tree: a survey on alien chalcidoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) associated with Eucalyptus trees in Cyprus

Demetriou, Jakovos; Koutsoukos, Evangelos; Radea, Canella; Roy, Helen E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6050-679X; Arianoutsou, Margarita; Martinou, Angeliki F.. 2022 Uninvited pests of an unwelcomed tree: a survey on alien chalcidoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) associated with Eucalyptus trees in Cyprus. BioInvasions Records, 11 (2). 390-400. 10.3391/bir.2022.11.2.12

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/bir.2022.11.2.12

Abstract/Summary

A five-month survey on Eucalyptus spp., one of the most commonly planted trees in Cyprus, was undertaken in Limassol and Akrotiri in urban, rural and protected habitats. Two alien gall-inducing Eucalyptus wasps: Leptocybe invasa Fisher and La Salle, 2004 and Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead, 1900) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) were recorded for the first time from Cyprus. In addition, three new alien parasitoids: Stethynium ophelimi (Huber, 2006) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), Closterocerus chamaeleon (Girault, 1922) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and Megastigmus lawsoni Doğanlar and Hassan, 2010 (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), were reared from O. maskelli and L. invasa galls. The distribution, introduction and management actions for Eucalyptus spp. and their alien Chalcidoidea associates are discussed.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.3391/bir.2022.11.2.12
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	2242-1300
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	biological invasions, Ophelimus maskelli, Stethynium ophelimi, Closterocerus chamaeleon, Leptocybe invasa, Megastigmus lawsoni, first records
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Biology and Microbiology
Date made live:	29 Jun 2022 14:41 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/532822

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.3391/bir.2022.11.2.12

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)

ISSN:

2242-1300

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

biological invasions, Ophelimus maskelli, Stethynium ophelimi, Closterocerus chamaeleon, Leptocybe invasa, Megastigmus lawsoni, first records