Sycophaga

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Sycophaga
Sycophaga sp., adult females on F. sur
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Agaonidae
Subfamily:
Sycophaginae
Genus: Sycophaga
Westwood
, 1840
Type species
Sycophaga sycomori
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Species

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Sycophaga is a mainly

Chalcidoidea that live on the section Sycomorus of the monoecious[1] fig subgenus, Sycomorus,[2] and one of several fig wasp genera to exploit its mutualism with Ceratosolen wasps.[3]

They enter the fig during the receptive phase of development, and oviposit inside the short-style flowers. This induces the growth of endosperm tissue and the enlargement and ripening of the syconium which holds the wasp-bearing drupelets, without pollination taking place.[4]

The genus can be characterized by having a long ovipositor, non-metallic coloration, a square mesoscutellum, and a long propodeum.[5]

Species

The described species include:[2]

References

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  1. PMID 10991904
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  2. ^ a b Van Noort; et al. "Sycophaga Westwood". Figweb. iziko museums. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. PMID 22679505
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  4. ^ Armstrong, W.P. "Gall flowers in figs: Does The Fig Wasp Really Produce A Gall?". Wayne's Word. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ^ chalcidjyr (2023). "Genus Sycophaga". iNaturalist. Retrieved 22 February 2023.


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