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1, Linnaemyia 6, Paradidyma 4, Peleteria 2, Phorantha asteris 1, 
purpurascens 2, Senotainia rubriventris 1, Siphoplagia anomala 1, 
Spallanzania 5, Sturmia phyciodis 2, Winthemia 1; Sarcophag.: 
Cynomyia 3, Helicobia helicis 4, 4-setosa 2, Sarcophaga assidua 3, 
cimbicis 6; Musc.: Compsomyia 6, Lucilia caesar 8, sericata 23, 
Musca 4, Myospila 1, Pseudopyrellia 73, Stomoxys 6; Anthomy.: 
Phorbia acra 12, platura 6. 
Lepidoptera (13: 88)—-Nymphal.: Phyciodes 15, Vanessa cardui 
1, huntera 2; Lycaen.: Everes 1; Papilion.: Eurymus 31, Pontia 1; 
Hesperi.: Atalopedes 22, Hesperia 3, Limochores taumas 1, Poltes 
3; Ctenuch.: Scepsis 6; Noctu.: Drasteria erechtea 1, Plusia 
simplex 1. 
Coleoptera (5:77)—Chrysomel.: Diabrotica 12-punctata 34, 
longicornis 5, vittata 3; Lampyr.: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus 
18; Melo.: Epicauta pennsylvanica 17. 
Aster lateriflorus——Blooms September 17—October 30; 57 visi- 
tors observed, September 17—October 15; Mis, W. 
Long-tongued Bees (9)—Megachil.: Megachile mendica 9, se, 
Xanthosarus 9, se; Ceratin.: Ceratina 9, se, Zaodontomerus 0; 
Bomb. (¢ 9): Bombus americanorum sec, consimilis, impatiens se, 
ab; Ap.: Apis se, fq; Eucer.: Melissodes simillima Q, se. 
Short-tongued Bees (15)—Halict.: Agapostemon viridulus 9, 
se, Augochlora viridula ¢ 9, Chloralictus versatus ¢, Curtisapis 
coriacea ¢ 9, fuscipennis ¢', Oxystoglossa confusa 9, pura 9, similis 
2, Paralictus platyparius ¢; Collet.: Colletes americanus 9, se, 
compactus ¢ 9, sc, ab; Andren.: Andrena nubecula 9, sec, Pteran- 
drena solidaginis 2; Panurg.: Pseudopanurgus asteris 9, sc, com- 
positarum ¢ 9, se. 
Other Hymenoptera (14)—Crabon.: Synothyreopus; Sphec.: 
Sphex procera; Vesp.: Polistes annularis, ab, pallipes, fq, Vespula 
germanica, maculata; Humen.: Ancistrocerus capra, campestris, 
tigris, Eumenes fraternus, Leionotus anormis, foraminatus, scrophu- 
lariae, Symmorphus debilis. 
Diptera (17)—Syrph.: Baccha fuscipennis, Eristalis transver- 
sus, Helophilus similis, Sericomyia, Spilomyia longicornis, 4-fas- 
ciata, Syrphus americanus, torvus, Xanthogramma emarginata; 
Tachin.: Archytas analis, aterrima, fq, Cistogaster occidua, Cypho- 
cera, Leskiomima prima, Trichophora; Musc.: Lucilia caesar, ab, 
Pseudopyrellia. 
Lepidoptera (2)—Nymphal.: Basilarchia astyanax; Ctenuch.: 
Scepsis. 
September 28—October 11, the following 37 species and 172 in- 
dividuals were taken as they came to the flowers: 
