fig wasps

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
gptkbp:associatedWith fig trees
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:fig_wasps
gptkbp:distribution tropical and subtropical regions
gptkbp:economicImportance vital for edible fig production
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1800s
gptkbp:hostSpecificity highly host-specific
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label fig wasps
gptkbp:importantFor keystone species in some ecosystems
gptkbp:larvalHabitat inside fig fruits
gptkbp:lifeCycle obligate mutualism with figs
gptkbp:lifespan very short
gptkbp:morphologicalType small, often less than 2 mm
gptkbp:mutualismType obligate mutualism
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Blastophaga_psenes
gptkb:Ceratosolen_spp.
gptkb:Pegoscapus_spp.
gptkb:Eupristina_spp.
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:parasitizes non-pollinating wasps
gptkbp:pollinatedBy gptkb:Ficus_species
gptkbp:reproduction lays eggs inside fig syconium
gptkbp:role essential for fig reproduction
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism females are winged, males are often wingless
gptkbp:studiedIn co-evolution research
gptkbp:taxonomicFamily gptkb:Agaonidae
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eucalyptus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5