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. 2013 Dec 22;113(4):629–641. doi: 10.1093/aob/mct295

Table 3.

Quantification of the behaviour of fungus gnat pollinators on Pterostylis sanguinea with data on thynnine wasp-pollinated species (Phillips et al., 2013)

Pterostylis sanguinea/Mycomya sp.
Caladenia pectinata/Zaspilothynnus nigripes
Drakaea livida/Zaspilothynnus nigripes
% n % n % n
Alighting X X 60·1 233 80·5 313
Touched labellum 99·3 135 66·4 233 98·8 313
Courtship 54·1 133 X X X X
Copulation with labellum 49·6 133 0 233 34·5 313
Labellum triggered 9·6 135 X X 81·3 313
Potential column contact 4·4 135 3·6 233 42·5 313

In the case of Drakaea livida the hinge in the labellum was flipped through the momentum of the pollinator rather than actively moving.

X, not applicable or not recorded for that species.