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Tecoitia Uiicoxylon, Mart., in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore,, 

 the plant heing a native of the West Indies. 



Jacaranda ovalifolia, E. Br., in Sincrapore, Tampin, Mahicca. 

 and Jasin, the tree being a native of South America. 



iSchlcgelia parasitica, Grise))., in Singapore, a native of the 

 West Indies. 



ThunJx'rgia ercefa. T. Anders., in Singapore, a native of East 

 Africa. 



As>/slasia coromandpliana. Xees, in Singapore and in Penang, 

 a native of the East Indies. 



Eiirllia macro pliijlla. Yahl, in Singapore, a native of South 

 America. 



Wheii biting the flowers of Asysiama it works at tlie rate of T 

 to 11 per minute: and the male insect has been seen doing the same 

 along with the female. When ro1)ljing Jponinca paniculata it tears 

 open the buds ready to expand, an act already described 

 by Mr. H. X. liidley in the Journal of the Straits Branch of the 

 Eoi/al Asiatic Society, No. 34, 1905, p. 229, as done by it upon the 

 slightly smaller Ipomoea palmata, Forsk., a species also pantro- 

 ])ical. 



Tulndar flowers upon which X. Jatipos lias l)een seen to visit in 

 the intended way are: — 



Fafjrara fnujrans, Eoxlj., in Singapore, 



Fagraea racemosa. Jack, in Penang. 



Thiinhergia grandiflora, lioxl)., in Singa]K)re, Penang and Te- 

 bong in Malacca. 



Thiinhergia laurifolia, Lindl., in Singapore and Penang. 



Eranthoniim reticulatum, Hort., in Singapore. 



(kiryopteris iralUchiana, Schau., in Singapore. 



All these are eastern plants, whereas the tnbidar flowers which 

 the bee robs are often American. The close connection of the bee 

 Avith the two Thunl)ergias has been remarked in the Journal of the 

 Asiatic Sociefi/ of Benqal. X. S. ii., IDOfi. ]i]i. ."ill-.-jH and xii., 1910, 

 p. 245. 



XyJocojin lalipfs seems to be the insect most suited To the U].)- 

 side-down Leginin'nosae. and in Singapore regularly visits the 

 flowers of : — 



Caiiardlia ensiforuiis, DC. 

 Cf III rose III a Pliuiiicri. Bcnth. 



Apparently flieir fruit setting is almost (lei)endant upon the insect. 

 X lalipi's \isits many Tieguminosae which carry their flowers 

 ill a normal wav, such as: — 



