Bradysia sp. (Diptera: Sciaridae), a pollinator that can die in flowers of Ditassa banksii Schult. (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae)

Bradysia sp. (Diptera: Sciaridae), um polinizador que pode morrer em flores de Ditassa banksii Schult. (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae)

ABSTRACT

This is the first record of Bradysia sp. as a pollinator of Ditassa banksii Schult.. This fly usually becomes trapped in the flower and die, but it carries out the pollination too. It is common to find fragments of insects bodies or dead individuals trapped in flowers of Asclepiadoideae. However, this is the first report of Bradysia sp. inserting pollinia.

Keywords:
fly; pollination; pollinium