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Blastophaga taiwanensis Chen & Chou

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

Blastophaga (Blastophaga) taiwanensis Chen & Chou 1997. Holotype female in Insect Museum, Taiwan. Type localityTaiwan.

Distribution

 

Blastophaga taiwanensis_map

Taiwan.

Biology

Pollinator of Ficus fomsanana Maxim. and Ficus formosa Maxim. from shimadai Hayata.

References

Chen CH, Chou LY. 1997. The Blastophagini of Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae: Agaoninae). Journal of Taiwan Museum 50: 113–54

Credits

Next genus: Ceratosolen                  Next species: Blastophaga tannoensis

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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