%0 Journal Article
%T Ara£¿as asociadas a la floraci¨®n de Drimys granadensis (Winteraceae)
%A MARQU¨ªNEZ
%A XAVIER
%A JULIANA
%A CEPEDA
%A LARA
%A KATHERINE
%A SARMIENTO
%A RODRIGO
%J Revista Colombiana de Entomolog¨ªa
%D 2010
%I Sociedad Colombiana de Entomolog¨ªa
%X drimys granadensis (winteraceae) is a common tree in the high-andean forests, with a system of open pollinati¨®n by insects. in this work we identified the spiders associated with d. granadensis in relati¨®n to the floral phenological phases and the visiting insects. we found a total of 53 mature spiders from seven families (araneidae, thetragnathidae, theridiidae, linyphiidae, thomisidae, salticidae and aniphaenidae) and 12 morphospecies. the spiders had a preference for flowers in the female and hermaphrodite phases where the dipterans were more abundant. we found a species of thwaitesia (theridiidae) foraging exudates of the stigmata. this species has an abdomen with colorati¨®n similar to the anthers and a transparent body that helps them be imperceptible in the flowers. the camouflage is also used to hunt by a species of misumena (thomisidae), which is similar in color and form to a d. granadensis flower bud.
%K floral phase
%K floral visitors
%K misumena
%K thwaitesia.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0120-04882010000100026&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en