Wiebesia pumilae

Wiebesia pumilae is a hymenoptera insect of the family fig wasps (Agaonidae). It pollinates the awkeotsang creeping fig.[1] It is found in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.[2][3] The scientific name was first published as Blastophaga pumilae in 1967 by Hill.[2]

Wiebesia pumilae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Agaonidae
Genus: Wiebesia
Species:
W. pumilae
Binomial name
Wiebesia pumilae
(Hill, 1967)

References

  1. "The floral scent of Ficus pumila var. pumila and its effect on the choosing behavior of pollinating wasps of Wiebesia pumilae". Acta Ecologica Sinica. 36 (5): 321–326. 2016-10-01. doi:10.1016/j.chnaes.2016.06.008. ISSN 1872-2032.
  2. Hill, Dennis S. The figs (Ficus spp.) and fig wasps (Chalcidoidea) of Hong Kong (Thesis). The University of Hong Kong Libraries.
  3. Wang, Hurng-Yi; Hsieh, Chia-Hung; Huang, Chin-Gi; Kong, Siu-Wah; Chang, Hsiao-Chi; Lee, Ho-Huei; Wang, Wei-Kuang; Chen, Shih-Lun; Tzeng, Hsy-Yu; Wu, Wen-Jer (2013). "Genetic and physiological data suggest demographic and adaptive responses in complex interactions between populations of figs ( Ficus pumila ) and their pollinating wasps ( Wiebesia pumilae )". Molecular Ecology. 22 (14): 3814–3832. doi:10.1111/mec.12336.
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