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Each month, visits by E. kamerunicus, E. plagiatus, E. singularis, and E. subvittatus were recorded on the day of full anthesis during three discrete time periods (09:00\u201310:00, 11:00\u201312:00, and 16:00\u201317:00). Temperature and relative humidity were measured concurrently. Visitation peaked at 11:00 across sites, with abundance ~4-fold higher than at 09:00 and ~20-fold higher than at 16:00; mixed-model results indicated that this temporal pattern was consistent among sites (non-significant Site \u00d7 Time interaction). E. subvittatus dominated visits to female inflorescences (71\u201374% of individuals), whereas E. kamerunicus showed lower visitation rates. Pollinator abundance was positively correlated with temperature (\u03c1 = 0.18) and negatively correlated with relative humidity (\u03c1 = \u22120.13), although these relationships were weak. 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