Table 1.
Numbers of visiting insect species and genera recorded for nine species of palms
| Palm species | Number of visiting insects (species/genera) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Phytelephas seemannii* | 26/13 | Bernal and Ervik (1996) |
| Aiphanes erinacea | 28/24 | Borchsenius (1993) |
| Geonoma irena | 7/7 | Borchsenius (1997) |
| Astrocaryum mexicanum† | 29/26 | Búrquez et al. (1987) |
| Sabal etonia | 30/29 | Zona (1987) |
| Cocothrinax argentata | 5/5 | Khorsand Rosa and Koptur (2009) |
| Hyospathe elegans | 60/approx. 30 | Listabarth (2001) |
| Licuala spinosa | 29/29 | Barfod et al. (2003) |
| Calamus rudentum | 12/3 | Bøgh (1996) |
* The staminate inflorescence in species of Phytelephas is visited by thousands of insects. Barfod et al. (1987) thus recorded 6000 stypyilinid beetles, 3500 curculionid beetles (Phyllotrox) and 100 Nitidulid beetles (Mystrops) in Phytelephas tenuicaulis.
† Not including two bird visitors.