Figure 9 in Life history patterns of coleopteran pollinators of Annona crassiflora Mart. in the Brazilian Cerrado

Figure 9. Cyclocephala celata visiting flowers of Annona crassiflora in a Cerrado area in the municipality of Chapada dos Guimarães, MT. (a) Here, the elytra (arrow) of one individual of C. celata are visible inside a female-phase flower. (b) Individuals of C. celata covered in pollen exiting a male-phase flower. (c) Two individuals of C. celata covered in pollen inside a recently fallen corolla that was picked from the ground beneath an A. crassiflora tree. Note that their heads are directed towards the base of the petals, where the nutritious basal lobes are located. (d) This individual of C. celata had just escaped from inside a corolla that was found on the ground under an A. crassiflora individual on the day following flower anthesis.