Research Article

Interaction between Bees and the Tristylous Flowers of Oxalis cytisoides Mart. & Zucc. (Oxalidaceae)

Table 2

Visiting bees of Oxalis cytisoides flowers in Concordia, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil.

FamilySpeciesInd.Month

AndrenidaeAnthrenoides meridionalis (Schrottky, 1906)*2 (2 F)Nov
Psaenythia bergii Holmberg, 1884*2 (2 F)Nov
ApidaeCeratina (Calloceratina) sp. 21 (1 F)Dec
Ceratina (Crewella) sp. 121 (1 F)Sep
Ceratina (Crewella) sp. 16*15 (12 F, 3 M)Feb-Mar, Sep–Dec
Lophopedia nigrispinis (Vachal, 1909)*23 (16 F, 7 M)Feb, Sep, Nov-Dec
Odyneropsis sp.1 (1 F)Dec
Paratetrapedia (Paratetrapedia) sp. 15 (1 F, 4 M)Feb
Paratetrapedia (Paratetrapedia) sp. 2*7 (6 F, 1 M)Nov–Mar
Paratetrapedia (Paratetrapedia) sp. 46 (6 M)Feb, Nov
Tetrapedia diversipes Klug, 1810*13 (13 F)Feb-Mar, Nov-Dec
Trigona spinipes (Fabricius, 1793) 1 (1 F)Sep
HalictidaeAugochlora (Augochlora) sp. 11 (1 F)Nov
Augochlora (Augochlora) sp. 31 (1 F)Oct
Augochlora (Augochlora) sp. 41 (1 M)Dec
Augochlora (Augochlora) sp. 61 (1 F)Dec
Augochlora (Oxystoglossela) sp. 41 (1 F)Feb
Augochlorella sp. 27 (7 F)Feb, Nov-Dec
Augochlorella sp. 55 (4 F, 1 M)Oct–Jan
Augochloropsis sp. 11 (1 F)Jan
Augochloropsis sp. 21 (1 F)Dec
Augochloropsis sp. 121 (1 F)Feb
Neocorynura sp. 1 (1 F)Dec
MegachilidaeAnthidulum mourei Urban, 19931 (1 M)Nov
Hypanthidium divaricatum (Smith, 1854)*57 (17 F, 40 M)Nov–Apr
Hypanthidium obscurius Schrottky, 19083 (1 F, 2 M)Nov–Jan
Megachile (Leptorachina) sp. 12 (2 M)Jan, Mar
Megachile (Austromegachile) susurrans Haliday, 18362 (2 F)Dec
Moureanthidium paranaense Urban, 19951 (1 M)Nov
Moureanthidium subarenarium (Schwarz, 1933)1 (1 M)Nov

Total165Sep–Apr

Ind.: number of individuals, month: collection month, *O. cytisoides pollen grains in the scopae pollen load, and number of O. cytisoides pollen grains in the scopae. F: female and M: male.