Sycomacophila

Sycomacophila
Sycomacophila sp. on Ficus sur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Family: Pteromalidae
Subfamily: Epichrysomallinae
Genus: Sycomacophila
Rasplus, 2003
Type species
Sycomacophila carolae
Rasplus, 2003
Species

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Sycomacophila is an Afrotropical genus of gall wasps that live on the monoecious[1] fig subgenus, Sycomorus.[2]

Species

The described species include:[2]

  • Sycomacophila carolae Rasplus, 2003
  • Sycomacophila gibernaui Rasplus, 2003
  • Sycomacophila montana Rasplus, 2003

References

  1. Weiblen, George D. (September 2000). "Phylogenetic relationships of functionally dioecious FICUS (Moraceae) based on ribosomal DNA sequences and morphology". American Journal of Botany. 87 (9): 1342–1357. doi:10.2307/2656726. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Van Noort; et al. "Sycomacophila Rasplus, 2003". Figweb. iziko museums. Retrieved 9 July 2014.


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