Table 2.
Insects observed visiting flowers of Eucomis autumnalis and E. comosa at the study sites
| Number observed |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visitors | Total | Captured | Functional group | Field site* | Reference |
| Eucomis autumnalis | |||||
| Hymenoptera | |||||
| Hemipepsis capensis (Pompilidae) | 11 | 6 | Pompilid | VC, W | This study |
| H. errabunda | 1 | 1 | Pompilid | M | This study |
| H. hilaris | 35 | 11 | Pompilid | Hi, M, VC | This study |
| H. capensis/H. errabunda/H. hilaris† | 29 | 0 | Pompilid | VC | This study |
| Hemipepsis sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Pompilid | VC | This study |
| Cryptochilus sp.1 (Pompilidae) | 7 | 7 | Pompilid | VC | This study |
| Priocnemis sp. 1 (Pompilidae) | 1 | 1 | Pompilid | M | This study |
| Pompilidae sp. 1 | 3 | 0 | Pompilid | Hi | This study |
| Tiphia sp. 1 (Tiphiidae) | 7 | 2 | Tiphiid | Hi, VC | This study |
| Apis mellifera (Apidae) | 1 | 0 | Bee | Hi | This study |
| Halictidae sp. 1 | 1 | 0 | Bee | VC | This study |
| Tenthredinidae sp. 1 | 2 | 0 | Tenthredinid | VC | This study |
| Coleoptera | |||||
| Atrichelaphinis tigrina (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) | 31 | 15 | Cetoniin | M, W, VC | This study |
| Cyrtothyrea marginalis (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) | 10 | 8 | Cetoniin | M, VC | This study |
| Leucocelis haemorrhoidalis (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) | 1 | 1 | Cetoniin | M | This study |
| Elateridae sp. 1 | 175 | 8 | Elaterid | VC | This study |
| Chrysomelidae sp. 2 | 1 | 1 | Chrysomelid | M | This study |
| Diptera | |||||
| Sarcophagidae sp. 2 | 4 | 0 | Short-tongued fly | Hi | This study |
| Sarcophagidae sp. 3 | 1 | 0 | Short-tongued fly | M | This study |
| Calliphoridae sp. 1 | 2 | 0 | Short-tongued fly | Hi | This study |
| Calliphoridae sp. 2 | 3 | 0 | Short-tongued fly | M | This study |
| Calliphoridae sp. 3 | 3 | 3 | Short-tongued fly | M | This study |
| Muscidae sp. 1 | 1 | 0 | Short-tongued fly | Hi | This study |
| Muscidae sp. 2 | 1 | 0 | Short-tongued fly | M | This study |
| Hemiptera | |||||
| Reduviidae sp. 1 | 1 | 0 | Hemiptera | Hi | This study |
| Lygaeidae sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Hemiptera | M | This study |
| Eucomis comosa | |||||
| Hymenoptera | |||||
| Hemipepsis capensis (Pompilidae) | 34 | 34 | Pompilid | G, Ho, Wo | Field (2002), This study |
| H. dedjas | 3 | 1 | Pompilid | Ho | This study |
| H. errabunda | 7 | 7 | Pompilid | G, Ho | Field (2002), This study |
| H. hilaris | 27 | 27 | Pompilid | G, Ho, Wo | Field (2002), This study |
| H. capensis/H. errabunda/H. hilaris† | 86 | 0 | Pompilid | G, Ho, Wo | Field (2002), This study |
| Cyphononyx sp. 1 (Pompilidae) | 3 | 1 | Pompilid | Ho | This study |
| Pepsinae sp.1 (Pompilidae) | 8 | 5 | Pompilid | G | This study |
| Pompilinae sp. 1 (Pompilidae) | 1 | 1 | Pompilid | G | This study |
| Pompilidae sp. 2 | 1 | 1 | Pompilid | Ho | This study |
| Polistes sp. 1 (Vespidae) | 1 | 1 | Vespid | G | This study |
| Polistes sp. 2 (Vespidae) | 1 | 1 | Vespid | G | This study |
| Eumenidae sp. 1 | 1 | 0 | Eumenid | Ho | This study |
| Halictus sp. 1 (Halictidae) | 1 | 1 | Bee | G | Field (2002) |
| Apidae sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Bee | G | This study |
| Apis mellifera (Apidae) | 49 | 7 | Bee | Ho | This study |
| Tiphia sp. 1 (Tiphiidae) | 8 | 0 | Tiphiid | G | This study |
| Tiphiidae sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Tiphiid | Ho | This study |
| Tenthredinidae sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Tenthredinid | G | This study |
| Formicidae sp. 1 | 2 | 0 | Ant | G | This study |
| Coleoptera | |||||
| Lycidae sp. 1 | 2 | 2 | Lycid | G | Field (2002); this study |
| Lycidae sp. 2 | 7 | 7 | Lycid | Ho | This study |
| Lycidae sp. 3 | 3 | 3 | Lycid | G, Ho | This study |
| Lycidae sp. 4 | 5 | 5 | Lycid | G | Field (2002); this study |
| Lycidae sp. 5 | 7 | 7 | Lycid | G, Ho | Field (2002); this study |
| Unidentified Lycidae | 17 | 0 | Lycid | G | This study |
| Atrichelaphinis tigrina (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) | 15 | 9 | Cetoniin | G, Ho | Field (2002); this study |
| Cyrtothyrea marginalis (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) | 2 | 2 | Cetoniin | G | This study |
| Cetoniinae sp. 1 (Scarabaeidae) | 1 | 1 | Cetoniin | G | This study |
| Cetoniinae sp. 2 (Scarabaeidae) | 1 | 1 | Cetoniin | G | Field (2002) |
| Chrysomelidae sp. 1 | 2 | 2 | Chrysomelid | Ho | This study |
| Cerambycidae sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Cerambycid | G | This study |
| Cantharidae sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Cantharid | Ho | This study |
| Elateridae sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Elaterid | G | This study |
| Coccinelidae sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Coccinelid | Ho | This study |
| Diptera | |||||
| Calliphoridae sp. 4 | 1 | 1 | Short-tongued fly | Ho | This study |
| Tabanocella denticornis (Tabanidae) | 8 | 8 | Short-tongued fly | G | Field (2002); this study |
| Tabanus taeniatus (Tabanidae) | 2 | 2 | Short-tongued fly | G | Field (2002) |
| Sarcophagidae sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Short-tongued fly | G | Field (2002) |
| Hemiptera | |||||
| Lygaeidae sp. 2 | 1 | 1 | Hemiptera | Ho | This study |
| Lepidoptera | |||||
| Catacroptera cloanthe (Nymphalidae) | 1 | 0 | Butterfly | Ho | This study |
| Danaus chrysippus (Danaidae) | 1 | 0 | Butterfly | Ho | This study |
| Stygionympha vigilans (Nymphalidae) | 1 | 1 | Butterfly | G | Field (2002) |
| Vanessa cardui (Nymphalidae) | 1 | 0 | Butterfly | Ho | This study |
| Nymphalidae sp. 1 | 1 | 1 | Butterfly | G | Field (2002) |
| Nymphalidae sp. 2 | 1 | 1 | Butterfly | Ho | This study |
| Nymphalidae sp. 3 | 1 | 0 | Butterfly | Ho | This study |
*G, Gilboa Estate; Hi, Highflats; Ho, Howick; M, Midmar Nature Reserve; VC, Vernon Crooks Nature Reserve; W, Wahroonga Farm; Wo, Wodwo Farm.
† These were individuals of these three Hemipepsis species but could not be identified to species as they were observed but not captured.