Apocrypta
| Apocrypta | |
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| A. guineensis, adult female on F. sur | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Pteromalidae |
| Subfamily: | Sycoryctinae |
| Genus: | Apocrypta Coquerel, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Apocrypta perplexa Coquerel, 1855 | |
| Species | |
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Apocrypta is an Old World genus of parasitic fig wasps in the family Pteromalidae. They parasitize certain species of the fig wasp genera Apocryptophagus and Ceratosolen.[1] The long ovipositor is pierced through the fig wall to infect the fig wasp larvae during their development inside the flower galls.[2] Ceratosolen wasps are key pollinator species, and their production is consequently reduced.[3] Apocryptophagus wasps are however gall forming non-pollinators.
Species
There are some 27 described species which include:[1]
- Apocrypta acaeta Ulenberg, 1985
- Apocrypta bakeri (Joseph, 1952)
- Apocrypta brachycephala Grandi, 1916
- Apocrypta caudata (Girault, 1915)
- Apocrypta centrocampta Ulenberg, 1985
- Apocrypta cercaria Ulenberg, 1985
- Apocrypta regalis Grandi, 1916
- Apocrypta robusta Grandi, 1916
- Apocrypta setoptera Ulenberg, 1855
- Apocrypta suprasegmenta Ulenberg, 1985
- Apocrypta tanyceraea Ulenberg, 1985
- Apocrypta varicolor (Mayr, 1885)
- Apocrypta westwoodi Grandi, 1916
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Van Noort et al. "Apocrypta Coquerel". Figweb. iziko museums. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ Van Noort, Simon; Van Harten, Antonius (2006-12-18). "The species richness of fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Agaonidae, Pteromalidae) in Yemen". Fauna of Arabia (22): 449–472. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Harrison, Rhett D. et al. (5 June 2012). "Evolution of Fruit Traits in Ficus Subgenus Sycomorus (Moraceae): To What Extent Do Frugivores Determine Seed Dispersal Mode?". Plos One. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038432. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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