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
- Jansen González, Sergio; Sarmiento Monroy, Carlos Eduardo (2008), "A new species of high mountain Andean fig wasp (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) with a detailed description of its life cycle", Symbiosis, 45: 135–141, retrieved 2017-04-17
External links
Data related to Pegoscapus bacataensis at Wikispecies
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