''Pegoscapus mexicanus'' is a species of
fig wasp
Fig wasps are wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea which spend their larval stage inside fig syconia. Some are pollinators but others simply feed off the plant. The non-pollinators belong to several groups within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, ...
which is native to
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
, the
Caribbean
The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
,
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
and
Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...
. It has an
obligate
{{wiktionary, obligate
As an adjective, obligate means "by necessity" (antonym '' facultative'') and is used mainly in biology in phrases such as:
* Obligate aerobe, an organism that cannot survive without oxygen
* Obligate anaerobe, an organism ...
mutualism
Mutualism may refer to:
* Mutualism (biology), positive interactions between species
* Mutualism (economic theory), associated with Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
* Mutualism (movement), social movement promoting mutual organizations
* Mutualism model o ...
with ''
Ficus aurea
''Ficus aurea'', commonly known as the Florida strangler fig (or simply strangler fig), golden fig, or ''higuerĂ³n'', is a tree in the family Moraceae that is native to the U.S. state of Florida, the northern and western Caribbean, southern Mex ...
'', the fig species it
pollinates.
References
Agaonidae
Hymenoptera of North America
Fauna of the Southeastern United States
Insects of Central America
Insects of the Caribbean
Insects of Mexico
Taxa named by William Harris Ashmead
Insects described in 1904
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