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Tetrapus americanus

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Species of wasp

Tetrapus americanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Agaonidae
Subfamily: Tetrapusiinae
Genus: Tetrapus
Species: T. americanus
Binomial name
Tetrapus americanus
Mayr

Tetrapus americanus is a species of fig wasp which is native to South and Central America. It has an obligate mutualism with Ficus maxima, the fig species it pollinates.

References

  1. Jousselin, Emmanuelle; Finn Kjellberg; Edward Allen Herre (2004). "Flower specialization in a passively pollinated monoecious fig: A question of style and stigma?" (PDF). International Journal of Plant Sciences. 165 (4): 587–593. doi:10.1086/386558. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
Taxon identifiers
Tetrapus americanus


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