Platyscapa soraria explained

Platyscapa soraria is a species of fig wasp; it is the pollinator of Ficus ingens.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Female: Blackish. Head shorter than wide, antenna with 11 segments. Fore wing 1.3 mm long; submarginal, marginal, stigmal and postmarginal vein ratio of about 22:6:5:4; legth of hind tarsus twice that of tibia. Length (head, mesosoma and metasoma) 1.4 mm; ovipositor length 0.8 mm.^[3]

Range

Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, but probably also present in the entire range of the host fig, Ficus ingens.^[1]

Habitat

Woodland; Ficus ingens is often found in rocky places.^[1]

Notes and References

1. van Noort, S. & Rasplus, JY. 2024. Figweb: figs and fig wasps of the world. www.figweb.org (Accessed on 20-Feb-2023). http://www.figweb.org/Fig_wasps/Agaonidae/Agaoninae/Platyscapa/Platyscapa_soraria.htm
2. Web site: Platyscapa soraria. iNaturalist . 2024-02-19 . en.
3. Wiebes, J.T.; Abdurahiman, U.C. 1980, Additional notes on Platyscapa Motschulsky (Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea, Agaonidae). Proceedings. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Amsterdam (C) 83:206 https://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources/research-curation/projects/chalcidoids/pdf_X/WiebesAb980.pdf