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It is unsiiited for pollinatinfr Passifloras, passino; under the 

 anthers in making a circuit of the flower. It has been seen seeking 

 hone}' in vain iijmn tlie iiowers of Solaniiin indicum, Linn. 



XyJocopa coeridea is a much rarer insect than -Y. latipes or 

 X. aestuans. It seems to show a ])reference for flowers which face 

 earthwards, and in Singapore has l)een seen chiefly upon Adinandra 

 diunom. Jack, from which it appears just' able to extract the 

 honey. The angry buzz which it often gives in the attempt would 

 appear likely to canse loose ])ollen to fall upon it. It visits in 

 Singa|)ore also Mimusops Elengi. Linn. On Government Hill, 

 Penang, it has l)een seen at 2000 feet uiwn Adinandra duinosa. It 

 has been seen near l].i()li upoji the very differently disposed flowers 

 of iMntnna Cainara, Linn. 



An uirdeterniined Xj/locopu lias l)i'e]L seen on Vite.c irifolia, 

 Linn, f., near Tani])iii. sucking lioney (2T. vii. 1915). 



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A nthuphoni zuiuda, Linn., which is a bee smaller than the above 

 named, species of Xylocopa, but larger than the s])ecies of Apis, has 

 been seen upon the flowers of : — 



Dcrris thyrsifora, Benth., in Singa])ore. 

 Mimosa pudica, Linn., collecting ]X)llen at Tiioli. 

 Ardisia Iniinilis. Vahl. in Singapore. 

 Stach yiarpheta jamaicensis, Schau., in Ipoli. 

 Stadiyfarplipfa niiifahilis, Vahl, on Government Hill, Penang. 

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The little bees of the genus Melipuna are excessively common 

 in the Malay Peninsula, ]ierhaps in greater numbers than Apis. 

 The_y get tlieir food off flowers, making nests in holes with a 

 resinous lining: they may be seen at coagulating latex sometimes 

 trying to carry it ofi' for their homes. 



Meli|)()nas liave l)een seen upon the following flowers: — 

 Dillenia indica, Linn., in Singapore, collecting pollen. 

 Impafirns Ridleyi, Hook, f., in Kuala Lnnipur. 

 ffcriiiera macropli ylla, Wall., in Singapore, at honey and col- 

 lecting pollen. 



Dcrris fliyrsifioni. Benth., in Siiigapore. 

 Cassia fistula, Liun., in Singapore, collecting pollen. 

 Mimosa pudica, Linn., in Penang, collecting pollen. 

 Mrlasfoii/a malabathricum, linn., in Singapore and in Penang, 



collecting pollen. 

 M(dasfoina dcceinfidum, Jack, in Penang, collecting pollen. 

 Bticckia frnlescetis, Linn., on Government Jlill, Penang. 

 Ardisia hum His, \'ahl. in Singapore. 

 Laniana Camara. Linn., at Tanjong ^lalim. 

 Thotlra yrandifiora, I'ottb., on Gunong Tampin. conecting 



polU'ii once only. 



