Pegoscapus bacataensis
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| Pegoscapus bacataensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Agaonidae |
| Genus: | Pegoscapus |
| Species: | P. bacataensis |
| Binomial name | |
| 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 is named after Bacatá, the name for the Bogotá savanna in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca.[2]
