[NatureNS] Help! ... about pollinators

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Hi Flora,

On 16-Apr-07, at 4:52 PM, Wild Flora wrote:

> Bats are not pollinators here in Nova Scotia=97correct? Are any =20
> beetles pollinators here in Nova Scotia?
There are a large number of beetles in Nova Scotia which are involved =20=

in varying degrees in pollination. There are numerous species in the =20
Centoniinae (the flower scarabs), Buprestidae (jewel beetles), =20
Cantharidae (soldier beetles), Cleridae (checkered beetles), =20
Melyridae (soft-winged flower beetles), Nitidulidae (sap beetles), =20
Mordellidae (tumbling flower beetles), Scraptiidae (false flower =20
beetles), Oedemeridae (false blister beetles), Pyrochoridae (fire-=20
coloured beetles), Alleculinae (comb-clawed beetles), Orsodacnidae =20
(orsodacnid leaf beetles), and Lepturinae (flower longhorns) that =20
feed in whole or in part as adults on the pollen of various flowers.

The subject is a large one and there are many species of flowering =20
plants which are thought to have evolved their flower shape and =20
structure specifically in relation to beetle pollination. Some of =20
these beetles are conspicuously covered in setae in the same way as =20
bees allowing similar conveyance of pollen for the purposes of =20
pollination.

All the best,

Chris

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Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  B3H 3A6
(902) 424-6435   Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Flora,<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On =
16-Apr-07, at 4:52 PM, Wild Flora wrote:</DIV><BR =
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 style=3D"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; ">Bats are not =
pollinators here in Nova Scotia=97correct? Are any beetles pollinators =
here in Nova Scotia?</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-family: Times New Roman; =
font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>There are a =
large number of beetles in Nova Scotia which are involved in varying =
degrees in pollination. There are numerous species in the Centoniinae =
(the flower scarabs), Buprestidae (jewel beetles), Cantharidae (soldier =
beetles), Cleridae (checkered beetles), Melyridae (soft-winged flower =
beetles), Nitidulidae (sap beetles), Mordellidae (tumbling flower =
beetles), Scraptiidae (false flower beetles), Oedemeridae (false blister =
beetles), Pyrochoridae (fire-coloured beetles), Alleculinae (comb-clawed =
beetles), Orsodacnidae (orsodacnid leaf beetles), and Lepturinae (flower =
longhorns) that feed in whole or in part as adults on the pollen of =
various flowers.=A0</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The subject is a large one =
and there are many species of flowering plants which are thought to have =
evolved their flower shape and structure specifically in relation to =
beetle pollination. Some of these beetles are conspicuously covered in =
setae in the same way as bees allowing similar conveyance of pollen for =
the purposes of pollination.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>All the best,</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> =
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- Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: =
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12.0px Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<SPAN =
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style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" =
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class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Email &lt;<A =
href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A>&gt;</F=
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