Pegoscapus bacataensis is a species of fig wasp in the genus Pegoscapus which is native to Colombia.Distribution Pegoscapus bacataensis - Natural History Museum, London It has an obligate mutualism with Ficus andicola, the fig species it pollinates.Jansen & Sarmiento, 2008 It was first described by Sergio Jansen and Carlos Sarmiento in 2008.Pegoscapus bacataensis - Insectoid.info The egg stage of Pegoscapus bacataensis is around 130 days, longer than other pollinating fig wasps.Jansen & Sarmiento, 2008
Etymology Pegoscapus bacataensis is named after Bacatá, the name for the Bogotá savanna in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca.
See also
List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca
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