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. Chen, You-Ling; Huang, Mei-li; Wu, Wen-Shan; Wang, Ai-Fang; Bao, Tiantian; Zheng, Cui-Fang; Chou, Lien-Siang; Tzeng, Hsy-yu; Tu, Shu-wen (2016-10-01). "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. doi:10.1016/j.chnaes.2016.06.008. ISSN 1872-2032.
  2. Hill, Dennis S (1966). The figs (Ficus spp.) and fig wasps (Chalcidoidea) of Hong Kong (Thesis). The University of Hong Kong Libraries. doi:10.5353/th_b3122847.
  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. PMID 23841862. S2CID 206179942.
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