Abstract

Composition and frequency of floral visitors are essential to understand pollination systems. This knowledge is perhaps more important for endangered species, such as Astrophytum myriostigma. We identified seven insect species as flower visitors of A. myriostigma in the Sierra El Sarnoso, Durango, México. The most frequent visitors were Anambodera species, Phaedrotettix species, and Diadasia olivacea. Floral visits were grouped into eight types. The most common was forager–nectarivore followed by nectarivore. Peak floral visitor activity occurred between 1100h and 1300h. Floral visitor composition varied during flowering, whereas the frequency of visits did not change. We observed two sets of visits in time and space for visitor composition and four sets for visitor frequency. La composición y frecuencia de los visitantes florales es esencial para entender sistemas de polinización. Esto quizá sea más importante para especies amenazadas, como Astrophytum myriostigma. Identificamos siete especies de insectos como visitantes florales de A. myriostigma en la Sierra El Sarnoso, Durango México. Los visitantes más frecuentes fueron Anambodera sp., Phaedrotettix sp. y Diadasia olivacea. Clasificamos las visitas florales en ocho tipos. El más común fue forrajero-nectarífero, seguido por nectarívoro. El pico de actividad de visitantes florales ocurrió entre 1100h y 1300h. La composición de visitantes florales varió durante la floración, mientras que la frecuencia de visitas no tuvo cambios. Observamos dos grupos en tiempo y espacio para la composición de visitantes y cuatro grupos para frecuencia.

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