Looks like the year at that point in your game was 2234. Indeed, it is impressive any minor race lived that long. If they arent dead by the first 1 or 2, I usually do it myself for a juicy Class 15 planet
I kept them alive because they were close to the Torian home system and they were beating the living crap out of them (after little old me paid them to go to war, of course). They never invaded (or at least I think they didn't), but the space battles were pretty awesome regardless.
