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. 2004 Jun;93(6):755–762. doi: 10.1093/aob/mch091

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Fig. 3. The pollination process in Mormolyca ringens. (A–D) Pollination by drones of Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Apidae: Meliponini). (A) Two males attempting copulation with the labellum. (B) Drone with a pollinarium adhered on its scutelum. (C) Drone laden with pollinarium leaving the flower. (D) Close‐up of a drone laden with a pollinarium. (E) Male of Scaptotrigona sp. (Apidae: Meliponini) attempting copulation with the labellum surface. Notice that a pollinarium has already been deposited at the stigmatic cavity.