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. 2016 Mar 14;4:e1819. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1819

Table 2. Efficient pollinators of Jatropha curcas in the region of Soconusco, Southern Mexico.

Species Individuals collected (n) Type of pollen loads (number and percentage)
Pure loads Mixed loads Without loads
Scaptotrigona mexicana 84 55 (65.5%) 17 (20.2%) 12 (14.3%)
Tetragonisca angustula 19 14 (73.7%) 1 (5.3%) 4 (21.0%)
Trigona fulviventris 19 14 (73.7%) 2 (10.5%) 3 (15.7%)
Trigona fuscipennis 3 3 (100%)
Halictus hesperus 25 15 (60%) 3 (12%) 7 (28%)
Agapostemon nasutum 19 7 (36.9%) 2 (10.5%) 10 (52.6%)
Tachinidae sp. 1 49 31 (63.3%) 1 (2.0%) 17 (34.7%)
Eristalis sp. 19 14 (73.7%) 2 (5.3%) 4 (21.0%)
Apis mellifera 3 1 (33.3%) 1 (33.3)% 1 (33.3%)