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2. Near Eoss, Heeeeordshiee, Aug. 3rd, 1880. Hipparcliia 

 Janii'a: Senecio Jacohcea, 2 visits ; Hypericum perforatitm, 1. 



3. *. * : Senecio Jacolcea, 4 times ; Leontodon au- 



tumnalis, 1. 



4. . Bombus sp. : Malva moschata only, 15 visits. 



5. . : Malva moschata only, 11 visits. In both the 



last cases a number of different flowers were passed over in the 

 intervals of alighting on the flowers o£ the mallow. 



6. . : Arctium Lappa, 7 ; Muhus fruticosu,s, 6 ; di- 

 stinctly refusing Senecio Jacohcea when intermixed with them. 



7. Neae Tenby, Aug. 11th, 1880. Senecio Jacohcea, Lotus cor- 

 niculatus, Gentaurea Scahiosa, O. nigra, Laucus Oarota, Ononis 

 arvensis, Galium verum, AcJiillcea Millefolium, Ecliium vulgare, 

 Convolvulus arvensis, Salvia Verhenaca. The small Tortoise- 

 shell Butterfly (Vanessa Urticse) lighted many times on Senecio 

 Jacohcea, passing over many other flowers, and covering in its 

 flight a considerable area. 



8. . Bombus sp. : Gentaurea Scahiosa only, 8 visits. 



9. . : Gentaurea nigra ov\j,^ . 



10. . : Ononis arvensis, 14 times ; Convolvulus ar- 

 vensis, 2 ; Ononis arvensis again, 1 ; Lotu/S cornictilatzis, 2. 



11. , Aug. 12th, 1880. Gentaurea Scahiosa, G. nigra, 



Senecio Jacohcea, Trifolium pratense, Armeria vulgaris, Scahiosa 

 succisa, Laucus Garota, Acliillcea Millejbliiom, Pimpinella Sacci- 



fraga, Convolvuhis arvensis, StacTiys Betonica. The Painted Lady 

 Butterfly (Cynthia Cardui) visited Gentaurea nigra 5 times ; 

 G. Scahiosa, 1. 



12. . Cynthia Cardui : Gentaurea Scahiosa, 1 ; G nigra, 2. 



13. . .: G. nigra, 2 ; G Scahiosa, 1 ; G. nigra, 6 ; G 



Scahiosa, 1. This Butterfly, of which considerable numbers were 

 seen, appeared to confine its attention entirely to the two species 

 of knapweed, though frequently making long flights between 

 each settlement, and apparently passing indifi'erently from one 

 of these species to the other. 



14. •- . Bee (Apis mellifica): Scahiosa succisa, 1 visit; 



Gentaurea Scahiosa, 9 ; passing over many other species. 



15. Manoebeee, Pembbokeshire, Aug. 23rd, 1880. Scahiosa 

 arvensis, Gentaurea nigra, G. Scahiosa, Agrimonia Lupatoria, Pru- 



* To save space and repetition of names short lines have been introduced, 

 the one referring to the place, the other to the insect — viz. the same as that 

 preceding where mentioned in full. 



