Koutsoukos Evangelos, Demetriou Jakovos, Georgiadis Christos, Mitroiu Mircea-Dan, Compton Stephen, Martinou Angeliki F
Laboratory of Vector Ecology and Applied Entomology, Joint Services Health Unit Cyprus, BFC RAF Akrotiri BFPO 57, Limassol, Cyprus Laboratory of Vector Ecology and Applied Entomology, Joint Services Health Unit Cyprus, BFC RAF Akrotiri BFPO 57 Limassol Cyprus.
Section of Zoology and Marine Biology, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784, Athens, Greece Section of Zoology and Marine Biology, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens Greece.
Biodivers Data J. 2024 Sep 12;12:e129367. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e129367. eCollection 2024.
Biodiversity data platforms including databases, websites and data repositories underpin conservation efforts by collecting spatiotemporal data of discovered native and alien species and maps of their distributions. Chalcid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) are one of the most diverse insect groups estimated to include half a million species. Being mostly parasitoids of other arthropods, they have been successfully used as biological control agents against serious agricultural pests worldwide. In Cyprus, only 124 species of chalcid wasps have been recorded, with 53 species being alien to the island. Their true biodiversity is predicted to be much larger because the island is both under-sampled and under-researched. A number of biodiversity data platforms focusing on the biodiversity of Cyprus are currently online; however, an online platform dedicated on the chalcid wasps of Cyprus is lacking. In the framework of the Darwin Plus Fellowship (DPLUS202) "Species richness and biological invasions of Chalcid wasps in Akrotiri Peninsula", the "Chalcid wasps of Cyprus" website (https://sites.google.com/view/chalcidwaspscyprus) is presented. This online, dynamic database aims to: (1) raise public awareness regarding a rather neglected and yet ecologically important insect group, (2) provide data on the morphology, ecology and biodiversity of Chalcidoidea on Cyprus, as well as (3) promote conservation needs by setting a baseline for the future assessment of both native and alien chalcid wasp species. This online platform will be regularly revised in order to provide an up-to-date, user-friendly digital environment to the scientific community, policy-makers and citizens.
生物多样性数据平台，包括数据库、网站和数据存储库，通过收集已发现的本地和外来物种的时空数据及其分布图，为保护工作提供支持。小蜂（膜翅目，小蜂总科）是最多样化的昆虫类群之一，估计有50万种。它们大多是其他节肢动物的寄生蜂，已成功用作全球范围内防治严重农业害虫的生物防治剂。在塞浦路斯，仅记录了124种小蜂，其中53种是该岛的外来物种。由于该岛的采样和研究不足，预计其真正的生物多样性要大得多。目前有一些专注于塞浦路斯生物多样性的生物多样性数据平台在线；然而，缺乏一个专门针对塞浦路斯小蜂的在线平台。在达尔文+奖学金（DPLUS202）“阿克罗蒂里半岛小蜂的物种丰富度和生物入侵”框架下，展示了“塞浦路斯小蜂”网站（https://sites.google.com/view/chalcidwaspscyprus）。这个在线动态数据库旨在：（1）提高公众对一个相当被忽视但在生态上很重要的昆虫类群的认识，（2）提供有关塞浦路斯小蜂总科的形态、生态和生物多样性的数据，以及（3）通过为未来评估本地和外来小蜂物种设定基线来促进保护需求。这个在线平台将定期修订，以便为科学界、政策制定者和公民提供一个最新的、用户友好的数字环境。
