Biology:Pegoscapus bacataensis

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Short description: Species of wasp


Pegoscapus bacataensis
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Agaoninae
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P. bacataensis
Binomial name
Pegoscapus bacataensis
Jansen & Sarmiento, 2008

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

  • List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca

References

  1. Distribution Pegoscapus bacataensis - Natural History Museum, London
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jansen & Sarmiento, 2008
  3. Pegoscapus bacataensis - Insectoid.info

Bibliography

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14067042 entry