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It lias already been recorded as a visitor to Crofalaria striata, 

 in the Jonnial of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, X. S. xii, 1916, p. 

 247. 



It visits also the followin^^^ Ijilaterally symmetrieal flowers: — - 



Xanttiophi/Uiini Curtisii, King, in Sing-apore, freely. 

 Hiptage Madliahlota, Gaertn., in Sino;apore, freely. 

 Melastoma nialahathricum, Linn., in Singapore. 

 Stacliytarplieia jamaicensis, Schau., in Singapore, rather free- 



Coleus Blniiiri, Beiith., in Singapore. 

 GramniatopJigllum speciosum, Blume, in Singapore. 



The rate at which it works upon the flowers of Xanfltophi/llum 

 (.'vrfi-sii is 20 to 2.5 flowers ])er minute. On Asystasia coroma- 

 deliana it wa.s observed in Malacca to go to 25 flowers per minute 

 sometimes Inting, sometimes using old holes. On Antigonon lep- 

 topus different individuals have been seen to visit, one 20 flowers 

 per minute, another 31, another 10, another 16, one 50 flowers 

 per minute (2. viii. 1915) and one 52 flowers per minute (8. viii. 

 1919). 



X. aeduanx is not at home upon the flowers of Grammato- 

 pliyllum speciosum : but every now and then it may be seen seeking 

 their honey and generally standing on the back of the column 

 where its visit is useless to the flower, pushing its tongue over the 

 shoiilder of the column. Mr. Eidley had not seen it to remove 

 the pollinia {Journal of the Straits Branch of the lioyal Asiatic 

 Society, ^0. 11, 1905, p. 22S), nor has the writer. 



It has been seen to go in consideralilc numl)ers to the do"\\i]- 

 wardly directed flowers of : — 



Adinandra dinnosa, Jack, in Singapore. 



Miniiisops Elengi, Linn., in Singapore. 



Ardisia liuinilis, Vahl.. in Singapore, 

 and also to the following: — 



Cleonie lieptapliylla. Linn., in Singapore. 



Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hook, f., at Tampin. collecting pollen. 



Corinarus semidecandrus, Jack, in Singapore- 



^fiuiosa pudira, Linn., in Singapore and at T(^bong. Malacca, 

 collecting pollen. 



Eugenia lineata, Duthie, in Singapore. 



Eugenia, zeylanica, Wight, in Singapore. 



Passifora foetida, Linn., in Singapore. 



Passiftora raddiana, I>C., in Malacca and in I'ampiji. 



Turnera uhnifolia. I^inn., in Singa])ore. 



Turnera odorata, Rich., \\\ Jasin, freely. 



Cosmos sulphnrens, C'av., in Malacca. 



Morinda citrifolia, Linn., in Jasin. 



Fagraea racemosa. Jack, in Penang. 



Petrea voluhilis, Linn., in Penang, freely. 



BucHngtiantia cehissima. F. v. Muell., in Singapore, frequently. 



Antigonon leptopus, Hook., in Malacca, frequently. 



Antigonon guufemalense. Meissn., in Malacca. 



