@article{CARDONA_CHACÓN DE ULLOA_KATTAN_2007, title={Non-pollinating fig wasps associated with Ficus andicola (Moraceae) in the Central Andes of Colombia}, volume={33}, url={https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9338}, DOI={10.25100/socolen.v33i2.9338}, abstractNote={<p>Several species of wasps may develop inside the inflorescences (figs) of <em>Ficus </em>spp. These species include the pollinator, usually a single species, while the other species do not provide any benefits to the tree; instead, they may affect negatively the number of seeds and pollinators produced. In this work we studied the composition of the nonpollinating fig wasp fauna associated with <em>Ficus andicola </em>in the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes. We examined 418 figs that were collected from 12 trees; the wasps that emerged from each one were counted and separated into morphospecies. A total of 46.5% of flowers produced seeds and 53.5% produced wasps. Twenty-two morphospecies were found emerging from figs of <em>F. andicola</em>. The eight most abundant were identified to genus. The most abundant morphospecies, which were present in more than 40% of figs, were <em>Idarnes </em>sp1, <em>Heterandrium </em>sp. and <em>Idarnes </em>sp2. Most wasp species were found in less than 10% of figs. Based on species accumulation curves, the 22 morphospecies found represent 88% of the expected number of species for <em>F. andicola</em>.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Revista Colombiana de Entomología}, author={CARDONA, WILLIAM and CHACÓN DE ULLOA, PATRICIA and KATTAN, GUSTAVO}, year={2007}, month={Dec.}, pages={165–170} }