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Bengal. [N.S., XII, 



Clematis grewiaefolia. DC. . . Sisagarhi, 2-xii-07. 



Primus Puddum, Roxb. 



Lindenbergia grandiflora, 



Benth. 

 Elaeagnus latifolia, Linn. 



Chitlong : 3-xii-07. 



Bhainsa Duhan, 14-xii-07 

 Patan, 15-xii-07. 



on the last named with particular diligence and in considerable 

 numbers. 



By no means are all these specially Bombus-flowers, 

 though most of them have a considerable specialisation. 



Rhododendron Falconer i, Hook, f., was found to be 

 bitten through at the base of the corollas by some insect not 

 detected, but probably a Bombus (Tonglu, lO-vi-09). 



L., 



be 



Leaving the Bombi, Anlhophora zonata, L*., may 

 specially considered. It is a common plains' insect, and a 

 regular flower-visitor. In size it differs but little from the 

 Bombi ; and it tunnels into the flower of a Cosius in exactly 

 the same way as a Bombus tunnels into the flower of an Iris. 

 It appears to be partial to the plains' Labiates just as Bombu* 

 is to those of the hills. 



I have recorded its visits to : 



Cor chorus capsular is, Linn. 



Gossypium neglectum, Tod., or Leucas 



Roylea elegans, Wall. 



folia , Spreng 

 (in the C.P). 

 Leucas urticaefolia f R. Br. 



intermedium, Tod. 

 Trichodesma indicum, R.Br. 

 Dicliptera bupleuroides, Ness. Teucrium Royleanum, Wall. 



and now add the following as visited also by it : 



Impatiens tripetala, Roxb. 



Cephalandra indica, Naud. 

 Datura fastuosa, Linn. 



Ipomoea rubro-coerulea 



Hook. 

 Ipomoea Batatas. Lamk. 

 Martynia diandra, Glox. 

 Ruellia prostrata, Lamk. 

 Leonotis nepetaefolia, R. Br 

 Leucas urticifolia, R. Br. 

 Leucas linifolia, Spreng. 



Scutellaria linearis, Benth. 

 Costus speciosus, Sm. 



Patgram, N. Bengal, 26-viii- 

 07, trying to rob the flowers 

 from the side, 



Calcutta, 18-viii-01. 



Calcutta, 8-ix-01. 



Calcutta, 8 and 15-ix-01. 



Calcutta, ix-01. 



Bardwan, 10-ix-04. 



Calcutta, 12-viii-01. 



Calcutta, l-ix-01. 



Arrah, 8-vi-07. 



Kutupur, Dalsing Sarai and 



Barh , Behar, 1 to 5-vi-07; 



Natran, Northern Arakan, 



74-07. 

 Dharmpur. Simla Himalaya, 



2-v-09, failing to get honey. 

 Calcutta, 2-ix-01 abundantly, 

 Narayanganj, 2-ix-04. 



