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Blastophaga quadrupes Mayr

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Agaonidae; Genus: Blastophaga)

Blastophaga (Blastophaga) quadrupes Mayr 1885. Holotype in Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NHMW - Vienna, Austria). Type locality: Singapore.

Distribution

Blastophaga quadrupes_map

Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra), Malaysia (Selangor, Kemanan).

Biology

 Pollinator of Ficus deltoidea Jack.

References

 Mayr, G. 1885. Feigeninsecten. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 35, 147-250.  

Credits

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Web authors Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

and Jean-Yves Rasplus (INRA, France)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. & Rasplus, JY. 2024. Figweb: figs and fig wasps of the world. URL: www.figweb.org(Accessed on <day-month-year>).

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