Flower visitors of the licuri palm (Syagrus coronata): brood pollinators coexist with a diverse community of antagonists and mutualists

Communities of plants and their insect brood pollinators have provided important insights into the evolution of mutualism. The discovery of new systems has the potential to extend our knowledge of the origins and consequences of these interactions. Many palms are known to be pollinated by beetles that breed on their reproductive parts, but in most cases these interactions are not well described. Here we describe the natural history of insects...