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''Sycophaga'' is a mainly Afrotropical gall wasp genus of the family Chalcidoidea that live on the section ''Sycomorus'' of the monoecious fig subgenus, ''Sycomorus'', and one of several fig wasp genera to exploit its mutualism with ''Ceratosolen'' wasps. They enter the fig during the receptive phase of development, and oviposit inside the short-style flowers. This induces the growth of endosperm tissue and the enlargement and ripening of the syconium which holds the wasp-bearing drupelets, without pollination taking place. ==Species== The described species include:〔 * ''Sycophaga afflicta'' Grandi, 1916 * ''Sycophaga callani'' Grandi, 1955 * ''Sycophaga cyclostigma'' Waterston, 1916 * ''Sycophaga depressa'' Risbec, 1956 * ''Sycophaga gigantea'' Grandi, 1916 * ''Sycophaga insularis'' Grandi, 1916 * ''Sycophaga silvestrii'' Grandi, 1916 * ''Sycophaga sycomori'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Sycophaga tenebrosa'' Grandi, 1917 * ''Sycophaga valentinae'' Grandi, 1952 * ''Sycophaga vicina'' Mayr, 1906 * ''Sycophaga viduata'' Grandi, 1916 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sycophaga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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