Abstract: he fig pollination is widely regarded as one of the models for studying the coevolved mutualism. This synthesis of the researches on fig pollination attempts to interpret the morphological adaptations between figs and fig wasps, to review the pollinating behaviors of fig wasps, to summarize the pollination models in monoecious and dioecious figs, and to discuss the host specificity of pollinators. Finally, the prospect of fig wasp studies in China is outlined.

Key words: Agaoninae, Ficus, pollination, coevolution, mutualism