Pegoscapus bacataensis

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]

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

Etymology

Pegoscapus bacataensis is named after Bacatá, the name for the Bogotá savanna in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca.[2]

gollark: It was accepted for some reason?
gollark: Huh. I offered a CB Red and Celestial on a trade for a CB Thalassa.
gollark: I can store hatchlings too.
gollark: I tend to go to whichever has fewest people, since I mostly want multibiomey ones.
gollark: I've seen reds sit for a while, so they're probably not very demanded.

See also

References

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

Bibliography

Data related to Pegoscapus bacataensis at Wikispecies


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