Table 1. Potential pollinators of Jatropha curcas in the region of Soconusco, Sourthern Mexico.
| Order | Family | Genus | Species | Type of forage | Type of visitor | Relative abundance (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hymenoptera | Apidae | Apis | mellifera Linneo | 1, 2 | OP | 1.1 |
| Trigona | fulviventris Guérin | 1, 2 | EP | 7.3 | ||
| Trigona | fuscipennis Friese | 1, 2 | EP | 1.1 | ||
| Nannotrigona | perilampoides Cresson | 1, 2 | OP | 0.4 | ||
| Scaptotrigona | mexicana Guérin-Meneville | 1, 2 | EP | 30.5 | ||
| Tetragonisca | angustula Lepeletier | 1, 2 | EP | 7.3 | ||
| Oxitrigona | mediorufa Cockerell | 1 | OP | 0.4 | ||
| Melipona | beecheii Bennett | 1, 2 | OP | 0.4 | ||
| Melipona | solani Cockerell | 1, 2 | OP | 0.4 | ||
| Ceratina | capitosa Smith | 1, 2 | OP | 0.4 | ||
| Triepeolus | sp. Robertson | 1 | PI | 0.4 | ||
| Halictidae | Agapostemon | nasutum Smith | 1, 2 | EP | 7.3 | |
| Augochlora (Augochlora) | quiriguensis Cockerell | 1, 2 | OP | 0.7 | ||
| Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) | aurífera Cockerell | 1, 2 | EP | 0.7 | ||
| Augochlora (Augochlora) | smaragdina Friese | 1, 2 | OP | 0.4 | ||
| Halictus (Halictus) | ligatus Say | 1, 2 | OP | 0.4 | ||
| Halictus (Seladonia) | hesperus Smith | 1, 2 | EP | 9.1 | ||
| Lasioglossum (Dialictus) | sp. 1 Robertson | 1, 2 | OP | 0.4 | ||
| Lasioglosum (Dialictus) | sp. 2 Robertson | 1, 2 | OP | 0.4 | ||
| Formicidae | Camponotus | sp. 1 Mayr | 1 | OP, PI | 0.4 | |
| Crematogaster | sp. 1 Lund | 1 | OP, PI | 0.4 | ||
| Crematogaster | sp. 2 Lund | 1 | OP, PI | 0.4 | ||
| Sphecidae | – | sp. 1 | 1 | PI | 0.4 | |
| Sphecidae | – | sp. 2 | 1 | PI | 0.4 | |
| Sphecidae | – | sp. 3 | 1 | PI | 0.4 | |
| Vespidae | – | sp. 1 | 1 | AP, PI | 0.4 | |
| Vespidae | – | sp. 2 | 1 | AP, PI | 0.7 | |
| Diptera | – | – | sp. 1 | 1 | PI | 0.4 |
| Syrphidae | Eristalis | sp. 1 | 1 | EP | 7.3 | |
| Tachinidae | – | sp. 1 | 1 | EP | 17.0 | |
| Tachinidae | – | sp. 2 | 1 | AP, PI | 0.4 | |
| Syrphidae | – | sp. 1 | 1 | PI | 0.4 | |
| Bombyliidae | – | sp. 1 | 1 | PI | 0.4 | |
| Tephritidae | – | sp. 1 | 1 | PI | 0.4 | |
| Coleoptera | Cerambycidae | – | sp. 1 | 1 | AP, PI | 0.7 |
| Hemiptera | Fulgoridae | – | sp. 1 | 1 | PI | 0.4 |
Note:
AP, accidental pollinator; EP, efficient pollinator; PI, pillager; OP, occasional pollinator. 1: nectar; 2: pollen.