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(ili) Ants.--I noted, at least, 6 species of ants visiting coffee 
flowers. Of them (1) Myrmicaria brunnea and (2) Camponotus paria 
(workers minor)—both rather large ants with long legs—were found 
walking over the flower clusters and occasionally stooping down to the 
mouth of the Corolla—though the large size of their heads could not 
have permitted of their reaching the nectar in the nectaries. It is just 
possible that their long legs might be instrumental in the transference 
of the pollen from the anthers to the stigmas. The other ants were :— 
(3) Tapinoma-melanocephalum.—This ant was present in large 
numbers on some bushes and visited the corolla of flowers. Being a 
tiny ant, it obtained access to the nectaries, but as it did not generally 
climb up either the stamens or the styles, it seems to have no 
significance in the fertilization of coffee. 
(4) Monomonium gracillimum var mayri was present in some 
numbers on a few bushes. ‘l'hey came up froma hole in the ground 
up the stem and branches and entered the corolla of flowers in search 
of nectar; they did not run up the stamens or the styles. 
(5) Sima attkeni (?)—On some bushes I found a few of these 
slender elongate ants running up and down leaves and flowers, but 
though possible it is very doubtful whether they actually transfer 
pollen to stigmas. 
(6) Acanthoiepis frauenfeldi—Only two specimens of this 
ant were obtained, one inside the corolla and the other on the petals of 
the flower. 
(7) Lepidoptera——Four different butterflies were noted by 
me settling on flowers and sucking nectar up with their proboscides, 
but so far asI could observe they do not seem capable of carrying 
pollen from one flower to another. Moreover they seem to visit coffee 
flowers but rarely. 
(1) Hypolimnas bolina —noted on three separate occasions. 
(2) Mepiis ewrynome—on two occasions 
(°) Danais nilgiriensis—on three occasions. 
(4+) A Lycenid (which I was not able to catch). 
(iv) Mcths.—(1) Cephonodes picus.—Observed to be present in 
most estates. Itis a dayflying moth and was to be found at all times 
of the day from 7 a.m. to dusk. Itis very active and flies about with 
a characteristic humming sound. It sucks up nectar while on the wing 
and flies from flower to flower very quickly. While visiting flowers, 
however, the tongue—while it may touch the anthers—does not reach 
the stigma and it is therefore doubtful how far it is concerned in the 
fertilization of coffee. When buds are just about to open, however, 
the stigma alone projects slightly out from the midst of the petals and 
at this stage, I observed Cephonodes thrusting its tongue in (in buds 
not yet open, it actually forces the proboscis in) and in this case the 
moth would seem to act as a carrier of pollen. 
(v) Along with the blossoms, fresh shoots are also put forth by 
the bushes after the first rains. J observed the Cephonodes -moths 
depositing smali yellowish green spherical eggs on the tender buds 
or young leaves of coffee. Some eggs collected by me hatched on the 
fourth day into greenish Sphingid larvae with a conspicuous strai-ht 
black horn They were fed on tender coffee leaves in breeding cages, 
but they did not somehow thrive on them and died, 
