Pegoscapus bacataensis
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Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea
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Subfamily: | Agaoninae
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Species: | P. bacataensis
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Pegoscapus bacataensis & , 2008
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Pegoscapus bacataensis is a species of fig wasp in the genus Pegoscapus which is native to Colombia.[1] It has an obligate mutualism with Ficus andicola, the fig species it pollinates.[2] It was first described by Sergio Jansen and Carlos Sarmiento in 2008.[3] The egg stage of Pegoscapus bacataensis is around 130 days, longer than other pollinating fig wasps.[2]
Etymology[]
Pegoscapus bacataensis is named after Bacatá, the name for the Bogotá savanna in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Distribution Pegoscapus bacataensis - Natural History Museum, London
- ^ a b c Jansen & Sarmiento, 2008
- ^ Pegoscapus bacataensis - Insectoid.info
Bibliography[]
- A new species of high mountain Andean fig wasp (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) with a detailed description of its life cycle. 45. 135–141. Accessed 2017-04-17. , and . 2008.
External links[]
Data related to Pegoscapus bacataensis at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Agaonidae
- Arthropods of Colombia
- Altiplano Cundiboyacense
- Muysccubun
- Hymenoptera of South America
- Insects described in 2008
- Chalcidoidea stubs