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BIOLOGY-BASEL
卷 11, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biology11060801
关键词
inquilines; Indomalaya; non-pollinating fig wasps; parasitoids; Sycoryctinae
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- Key Special Project for Introduced Talents Team of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) [GML2019ZD0408]
- Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong [20140500001306]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31633008, 31971568, 32150410364]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences PIFI Fellowship for Visiting Scientists [2022VBA0002]
Seven new non-pollinating fig wasp species associated with Ficus hirta fig trees in South China and Southeast Asia are reported in this study. These species belong to different genera and can be distinguished by their unique morphological features. An identification key is provided, and the relationships with their host fig trees are discussed.
Simple Summary The non-pollinating fig wasps are essential components of fig wasp communities, negatively impacting mutualism. However, this group of fig wasps has received less taxonomic attention than pollinating fig wasps. This study presents seven new non-pollinating fig wasp species associated with Ficus hirta fig trees inhabiting South China and Southeast Asia. The presence of a long ovipositor sheath characterizes this group of fig wasps. An identification key is provided to distinguish between them, and the relationships with their host fig trees are discussed. The type specimens and examined materials are deposited in the South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Even though non-pollinating fig wasps are essential components in tropical and subtropical habitats, yet they are poorly described in the Oriental communities. This study presented seven new sycoryctine fig wasp species associated with Ficus hirta fig trees inhabiting South China and Southeast Asia. These new sycoryctine species belong to the genera Philotrypesis, Sycoryctes, and Sycoscapter. They can be easily distinguished by their adaptive morphologies such as face sculpture, body-color, and ovipositors. An identification key is provided to differentiate between them, and the relationships with their host fig trees are also discussed. The holotypes and paratypes are both deposited in the South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
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