Flower visitation of Passiflora apetala, P. auriculata and P. holosericea (Passifloraceae) by Pepsis aquila (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) | Zendy

William Ramírez-Benavides | Zendy; Sergio Jansen-González | Zendy

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Flower visitation of Passiflora apetala, P. auriculata and P. holosericea (Passifloraceae) by Pepsis aquila (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

Author(s) -

William Ramírez-Benavides,

Sergio Jansen-González

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

fragmenta entomologica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403

H-Index - 6

eISSN - 2284-4880

pISSN - 0429-288X

DOI - 10.4081/fe.2018.286

Subject(s) - passifloraceae , passiflora , biology , hymenoptera , nectar , botany , pollinator , pollen , pollination

Pepsis aquila (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) is reported as an assiduous flower visitor and possible pollinator of Passiflora apetala, P. auriculata and P. holosericea in Costa Rica. The vertex and scutellum of P. aquila becomes abundantly covered with pollen while collecting the nectar from the cup nectaries of Passiflora. The Passiflora visited by P. aquila share some floral characteristics with previously reported plants pollinated by pompilids in Africa.

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