Pegoscapus
''Pegoscapus'' is a genus of fig wasp native to the Americas. They range from Florida and Mexico in the north to Argentina in the south. Fig wasps have an obligate mutualism with the fig species they pollinate. ''Pegoscapus'' pollinates species in section ''Americana'' of the subgenus '' Urostigma''. The genus is estimated to be 28 million years old using cytochrome oxidase nucleotide sequences, and more than 20 million years old based on a fossil in amber from the Dominican Republic. Habitat ''Pegoscapus'' is a genus of fig wasp in the family ''Agaonidae''. As a pollinating fig wasp, ''Pegoscapus'' share an obligate mutualistic relationship with fig trees of the genus ''Ficus'' via association with fig inflorescences ( syconia), commonly called figs. Males are smaller in size with shorter antennae than females. Males have a black head and amber-colored, wingless body. Females, however, have wings. ''Pegoscapus'' are native to the Americas, ranging from Florida to Mexic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pegoscapus Franki
''Pegoscapus'' is a genus of fig wasp native to the Americas. They range from Florida and Mexico in the north to Argentina in the south. Fig wasps have an obligate Mutualism (biology), mutualism with the Ficus, fig species they pollinate. ''Pegoscapus'' pollinates species in section ''Americana'' of the subgenus ''Urostigma''. The genus is estimated to be 28 million years old using cytochrome oxidase nucleotide sequences, and more than 20 million years old based on a fossil in amber from the Dominican Republic. Habitat ''Pegoscapus'' is a genus of fig wasp in the family ''Agaonidae''. As a pollinating fig wasp, ''Pegoscapus'' share an Obligate mutualism, obligate mutualistic relationship with fig trees of the genus ''Ficus'' via association with fig Inflorescence, inflorescences (Syconium, syconia), commonly called figs. Males are smaller in size with shorter antennae than females. Males have a black head and amber-colored, wingless body. Females, however, have wings. ''Pego ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pegoscapus Flaviscapa
''Pegoscapus'' is a genus of fig wasp native to the Americas. They range from Florida and Mexico in the north to Argentina in the south. Fig wasps have an obligate mutualism with the fig species they pollinate. ''Pegoscapus'' pollinates species in section ''Americana'' of the subgenus '' Urostigma''. The genus is estimated to be 28 million years old using cytochrome oxidase nucleotide sequences, and more than 20 million years old based on a fossil in amber from the Dominican Republic. Habitat ''Pegoscapus'' is a genus of fig wasp in the family ''Agaonidae''. As a pollinating fig wasp, ''Pegoscapus'' share an obligate mutualistic relationship with fig trees of the genus ''Ficus'' via association with fig inflorescences ( syconia), commonly called figs. Males are smaller in size with shorter antennae than females. Males have a black head and amber-colored, wingless body. Females, however, have wings. ''Pegoscapus'' are native to the Americas, ranging from Florida to Mexic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |