G. it. Ent., 6 (33): 239-242
April 30, 1993
Observations on insect pollination of Melaleuca lanceolata Otto
and Verticordia picta Endl. (Myrtaceae),
Leucopogon parviflorus (Andr.) Lindl. (Epacridaceae)
and Eryngium pinnatifidum Bunge (Apiaceae)
in Western Australia
by
TREVOR J. HAWKESWOOD
Abstract - Observations are provided on the pollination of Melaleuca lanceolata Otto and Verticordia picta Endl. (both Myrtaceae) by the scarab beetle Phyllotocus ustulatus Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), the pollination of Leucopogon parviflorus (Andr.) Lindl. (Epacridaceae) by the native wasp Scolia bimaculata Smith (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae) and the pollination of Eryngium pinnatifidum Bunge (Apiaceae) by the beetle Mordellisterna sp. (Coleoptera: Mordellidae). All these observations were made during 1980 in various areas of south-west Western Australia.
