Pleistodontes froggatti

Natural history and identification

Pleistodontes froggatti is the fig-pollinating wasp associated with Ficus macrophylla, the Moreton Bay fig. This is a specific fig–wasp association, not a general pollinator of all fig species. The Atlas's introduction record concerns this wasp, while its life cycle depends on the reproductive structures of the host fig.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. Bishop Museum checklist treatment records Kauaʻi occurrence.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Pleistodontes froggatti

Family

Agaonidae

Order

Hymenoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced — purposely introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Pleistodontes froggatti belongs to Agaonidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced — purposely introduced.

Sources and further reading

• Bishop Museum terrestrial arthropod checklist
• Natural history and identification — species source