Generalization on Both Sides of a Mutualism: Pollinators of Jacquemontia curtisii in Southern Florida
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Visitor Species Richness
2.2. Pollen/Ovule Ratios
2.3. Pollen on Stigmas
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Species
4.2. Field Methods
5. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Order | Family | Insect | J. curtisii | J. pentanthos | J. reclinata |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIPTERA | Bombyliidae | Chrysanthrax cypris (Meigen 1820) | X | ||
Dolichopodidae | Chrysotus sp. | X | |||
Tachinidae | housefly-type fly | X | |||
Chloropidae | Liohippelates pusio Loew, 1872 | X | |||
Syrphidae | Ocyptamus fuscipennis (Say 1823) | X | |||
Syrphidae | Ocyptamus lineatus (Macquart 1846) | X | |||
Syrphidae | Palpada vinetorum (Fabricius 1798) | X | |||
Milichiidae | Pholeomyia sp. | X | |||
Bombyliidae | Systoechus sp. | X | |||
Syrphidae | Toxomerus arcifer (Loew 1866) | X | |||
Syrphidae | Unidentified | X | |||
Bombyliidae | Unidentified | X | |||
HETEROPTERA | Cicadellidae | leafhopper | |||
Cicadellidae | leafhopper | X | X | ||
HYMENOPTERA | Halictidae | Agapostemon splendens (Lepeletier, 1841) | X | X | |
Megachilidae | Anthidium notatum rufimaculatum Schwarz | X | |||
Apidae | Apis mellifera L. 1758 | X | X | ||
Halictidae | Augochlora pura (Say, 1837) | X | X | ||
Halictidae | Augochlorella gratiosa (Smith, 1853) | X | |||
Halictidae | Augochlorella aurata Smith, 1853 | X | X | ||
Halictidae | Augochloropsis anonyma Cockerell, 1922 | X | X | ||
Vespidae | Campsomeris plumipes fossulana (Fabricius) | X | |||
Vespidae | Campsomeris trifasciata (Saussure) | X | X | ||
Apidae | Ceratina cockerelli (Daly 1973) | X | |||
Halictidae | Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) nelumbonis Robertson | X | |||
Halictidae | Lasioglossum (Dialictus) coreopsis (Robertson) | X | |||
Halictidae | Dialictus sp. | X | X | X | |
Halictidae | Lasioglossum (Dialictus) tegulare (Robertson) | X | X | ||
Halictidae | Halictus ligatus Say, 1937 | X | X | ||
Halictidae | Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) lustrans Cockerell | X | X | ||
Megachilidae | Megachile parallela Smith 1853 | X | X | ||
Megachilidae | Megachile brevis subsp. pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1935 | X | |||
Megachilidae | Megachile (Sayapis) inimica Cresson, 1872 | X | X | ||
Megachilidae | Megachile mendica Cresson 1878 | X | |||
Megachilidae | Megachile sp. ** | X | |||
Anthophoridae | Melissodes communis Cresson, 1878 | X | X | X | |
Anthophoridae | Melissoides bimaculata Lepeletier, 1825 | X | |||
Halictidae | Nomia cf. maneei Cockerell 1910 | X | X | X | |
Scoliidae | Scolia nobilitata Fabricius, 1805 | X | |||
Vespidae | Unidentified | X | |||
Apidae | Xylocopa micans Lepeletier 1841 | X | |||
LEPIDOPTERA | Nymphalidae | Agraulis vanillae (L.) | X | X | |
Hesperiidae | Unidentified skippers | X | X | ||
Total visitor species observed per Jacquemontia species | 19 spp. | 14 spp. | 29 spp. |
Order | Family | Bee ID | # indiv. | Jacq Poll? | # Other spp. | Total spp. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIPTERA | Bombyliidae | Chrysanthrax cypris | 1 | yes | 2 | 3 |
Syrphidae | Ocyptamus lineatus | 2 | no | 0 | 0 | |
Syrphidae | Palpada vinetorum | 1 | no | 3 | 3 | |
Syrphidae | Syrphid fly | 1 | yes | 1 | 2 | |
HETEROPTERA | Cicadellidae | Leafhopper | 1 | no | 3 | 3 |
HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Apis mellifera | 2 | yes | 2 | 3 |
Apidae | Ceratina cockgrelli | 1 | yes | 2 | 3 | |
Apidae | Melissodes communis | 3 | yes | 2–6 | 3–7 | |
Apidae | Xylocopa micans | 1 | yes | 3 | 4 | |
Halictidae | Augochloropsis anonyma | 1 | yes | 1 | 2 | |
Halictidae | Augochlorella gratiosa | 5 | yes | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
Halictidae | Augochloropsis anonyma | 1 | yes | 1 | 2 | |
Halictidae | Dialictus coreopsis | 2 | yes | 0–4 | 1–5 | |
Halictidae | Dialictus tegularis | 1 | yes | 2 | 3 | |
Halictidae | Halictus ligatus | 2 | yes | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
Megachilidae | Megachile brevis pseudobrevis | 1 | yes | 2 | 3 | |
Megachilidae | Megachile mendica | 1 | yes | 4 | 5 | |
Scoliidae | Scolia nobilitata | 2 | yes | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
Vespidae | Campsomeris trifasciatus | 1 | yes | 3 | 4 |
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Koptur, S. Generalization on Both Sides of a Mutualism: Pollinators of Jacquemontia curtisii in Southern Florida. Plants 2025, 14, 1041. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14071041
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Chicago/Turabian StyleKoptur, Suzanne. 2025. "Generalization on Both Sides of a Mutualism: Pollinators of Jacquemontia curtisii in Southern Florida" Plants 14, no. 7: 1041. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14071041
APA StyleKoptur, S. (2025). Generalization on Both Sides of a Mutualism: Pollinators of Jacquemontia curtisii in Southern Florida. Plants, 14(7), 1041. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14071041