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Arnold (Stertu).
1968
20 June
Lami. N.W. OAKCA, OAKCA, Mexico
superficially-
probably = major
pollinator of SJA Bot. #5
Asclep.
smaller
9 specimens (of 12 collected) of a iridescent blue
Pepest w/ orange wings had an average of ~4
pollen sacs/individual; one specimen of Lygaeid
(lemipteran) (of 6 collect of that species) had one pollen sac
stuck to tarsus of hind leg; and one specimen of
wairy wasp (only one collected of that species) had ~12
pollen sacs (legs + abdomen).
you ex. plant species.
Despite great species diversity on each of
plant species examined one or more dominant
insect species (ie. 75 individuals on each plant
examined) were conspicuous (Eg. A cauthorid
(Ac.#2 SJA) on a low growing, spiny leguminaceae;
a yellow-green chrysomelid (2.) SJA Acc. #1 on a
solanaceae (SJA Bot. #4); a chrysome lid (2.) w/ blue-green
abdomen & orange thorax+head (SJA Acc.#2) on SJA Bot.#3;
(RDS Acc.#1
+SJA Acc.#2)
a Lygaeid w/ blk. hourglass on dorsum + prominent
blk. transverse band all on orange-red background
occurring on an asclepiadaceae (SJA Bot. #5).
[see chart].