In addition to pollinator fig wasps, there are several non-pollinating fig wasps associated with monoecious
Ficus
sp. In order to understand how pollinator fig wasps and non-pollinating fig wasps are distributed across the same
syconium, the spatial distribution of fig wasps associated with
Ficus altissima
and
F. benjamina
were compared using the
pedicle lengths of galls containing each species. The results indicate that in
Ficus altissima, the average pedicel length of
galls containing
Eupristina
sp. is longer than that containing
E. altissima
. Average pedicel length of galls containing
Sycobia
sp.,
Micranisa ralianga
and
Sycoscapter
sp. two did not show significant difference. The range of pedicel lengths
of galls containing
Sycobia sp.,
M. ralianga or
Sycoscapter sp. two is narrower than that of galls containing
E. altissima,
indicating these non-pollinating fig wasps and pollinator have partially separated spatial niches. In
F. benjamina,
E.
koningsbergeri
was distributed in galls from the outer layer to inner layer, while most
Walkerella
sp. were found in outer
layer galls, indicating
E. koningsbergeri and
Walkerella sp. have partially separated spatial niches.
