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kimmia Laureola, Hook, f. The flowers open very little, 
and any rae forcing an entry must brush past the stigma a 
anthers. Visitors. HYMENOPTERA. Apidae. (1) A 
indica, Fabr., once but very persistently, 8,000 ft., 3-v- 7. 
COLEOPTERA. One species twice, within the flowers, 8,000 ft., 
3-v-07. 
urraya Keenigii, Spreng. Visitors. HYMENOPTERA. 
Api ia e. (3) Apis indica, Fabr., sh., 3,000 ft., 9-v-07; and 
4,500 ft, 16-v-06. 
arothamnus scoparius, Koch. This introduced plant was 
seen Py be freely visited and exploded by a large Bombus, at 7,000, 
ft., 7-v-06. 
Indigofera Dosua, Buch.-Ham. The flowers open in the 
ae and by noon are almost all exploded. Within an hour 
r so of the exploding, the wings and the keel fall off, leaving no 
platform for insects to alight on. Visitors. HYMENOPTERA. 
Apidae. (1) Halictus sp., frequent sh., 4,000 ft., 22-v-06 and 
6,000 ft., 20-v-06. LEPIDOPTERA. R h opalocera. Ly- 
cena sp., sh., 7,000 ft., 18-v-06. 
Trifolium repens, Linn. A tongue of 5 mm. will reach the 
honey of the flowers in these hills. Visitor. LEPIDOPTERA. 
Rhopalocera, (1) Pierds brassice, Schrank, sh., 8,300 ft., 
29-iv-07. 
dicago sativa, Linn. Cultivated. The flower org ORS 
abana; visited by a little Lycena, sh., 6,000 ft., 28-v-0 
Lotus corniculatus, Linn. A tongue of 7 mm, will reach 
the honey of the flowers in these hills. Visitor. HYMENOP- 
TERA. Apidae. (1) Apis indica, Fabr., seeking honey, 
8,500 ft., 1-v-07. 
Lathyrus odoratus, Linn. A deep claret race in a garden 
was seen to be visited by a Xylocopa, sh., 6,000 ft., 11-v-07. 
Spirea canescens, D. Don. Visitor. LEPIDOPTERA. 
— opalocera, (1) Pieris soracta, F. Moore, 7,000 ft., 
-v-06. 
Rubus biflorus, Buch-Ham. The flowers are pendent. 
Visitor. HYMENOPTERA. Apidae. (1) Halictus sp., cp., 
7,000 ft., 7-v-06. 
Rubus lasiocarpus, Sm. The — are directed upwards. 
Visitors. HYMENOPTERA. Apidae. (1) Apis indica, 
Fabr , sh., 7,000 ft., 17-v-06. LEPIDOPTERA. R hopalo- 
cera, (2) Pieris sp. ., sh., 7,000 ft., 17-v-06. 
