Table 2.
Floral visitors and their behaviour observed on flowers of Salvia brachyodon.
| Floral visitors | Flower visitor behaviour | Pelješac peninsula (PE) | Mt. Orjen (OR) BiH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observation date | HRV 20. & 21.7.2017 | 13.7. & 14.7.2017 | |
| Hymenoptera | |||
| Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758 | PT/NT | 4♀ | |
| Bombus argillaceus (Scopoli 1763) | EP | 31♀, 14♂ | |
| Bombus humilis Illiger 1806 | NR | 9♀ | |
| Bombus pascuorum (Scopoli 1763) | NR | 1♀ | |
| Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758) | NT/NR | 6♀ | 5♀ |
| Ceratina chalybea Chevrier 1872 | PT | 2♀ | 2♀ |
| Ceratina cucurbitina (Rossi 1792) | PT | 16♀ | |
| Ceratina cyanea (Kirby 1802) | PT | 2♀ | |
| Halictus fulvipes (Klug 1817) | PT/NT | 6♀ | |
| Halictus kessleri Bramson 1879 | PT | 3♀ | |
| Halictus patellatus Morawitz 1873 | PT | 2♀ | |
| Halictus scabiosae (Rossi 1790) | PT | 2♀ | |
| Lasioglossum convexiusculum (Schenck 1853) | PT/NT | 1♀, 2♂ | |
| Lasioglossum morio (Fabricius 1793) | PT | 2♀ | |
| Lasioglossum politum (Schenck 1853) | PT | 4♀ | |
| Lasioglossum puncticolle (Morawitz 1872) | PT | 3♀ | |
| Megachile pilicrus Morawitz 1878 | PT | 6♀ | |
| Megachile pilidens Alfken 1924 | NT | 2♂ | |
| Rhodanthidium septemdentatum (Latreille 1809) | PT | 3♀ | |
| Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781) | PT | 1♀ | |
| Stelis nasuta (Latreille 1809) | PT | 2♀ | |
| Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus 1758) | NR | 2♀, 1♂ | 4♀ |
| Vespidae, Eumeninae sp. | NT | 3♀ | |
| Lepidoptera | |||
| Sphingidae sp. | NT | 1 | |
| Diptera | |||
| Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer, 1776)* | PT | 2♂ | |
| Number of floral visitors (individuals) | 14 (54) | 13 (87) | |
| Dominance* (p = 0.0008) | 0.13 | 0.29 | |
| Eveness* (p = 0.01) | 0.72 | 0.48 | |
| Shannon diversity index (p = 0.0182) | 2.38 | 1.82 |
*recorded outside observation periods; ns—non significant; PT—pollen thief, NT—nectar thief, NR–nectar robber, EP—effective pollinator; BiH—Bosnia and Herzegovina, HRV—Croatia.