Insects in Great Britain. 
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96, 2,300 ft. (13) Trichophthicus sp., fp. 8. VII. 96, 1,400 ft. (14) Anthomyia 
sp., sh. 21. IX. 95, 1,100 ft. Cordyluridae : (15) Scatophaga stercoraria L., sh. 
20-21. IX. 95, 11-2,500 ft. Coleoptera. (16) Meligethes viridiscens F., fp. 17-21. 
IX. 95, 7-1.000 ft. Thysanoptera. (17) Thrips sp., 19. IX. 95, 2,400 ft. 
Class B, § 35 . Valerian Type. 
158. Valeriana officinalis, Linn. [Lit. Brit. 23; N.C.E. 1, 3 c, 18, 
32, 33, 34 ; A ret. 36; Alps, 2, 9, 16 ; Pyren . 17.] We have referred this 
flower to Class B, not following those who place it in B'. In Germany, 
Flanders, and the Pyrenees it has been shown to be rather a Syrphid 
flower. In the Alps butterflies visit it freely. 
Visitors. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera : (1) Pieris brassicae L., sh. 22. VII. 95, 
800 ft. Heterocera: Noctuidae : (2) Dianthecia cucubali Fues., sh. 26. VI. 96, 
800 ft. (3) Noctua brunnea Schiff., 23. VII. 95, 800 ft. (4) N. baja F., 22. VI. 
95, 800 ft. (5) N. C-nigrum L., sh. 2. VI. 95, 800 ft. (6) Celaena haworthii Cue., 
sh. 6. VII. 95, 800 ft. (7) Charaeas graminis L., sh. 20-23. VII. 95, 800 ft. 
Geometridae : (8) Thera variata Schiff., sh. 6. VII. 95, 800 ft. Cramhidae : (9) Pyrausta 
alpinalis Schiff., sh. 6. VII. 95, 800 ft. Hymenoptera. Aculeata : Apidae : (10) Apis 
mellifica L., sh. 15-22. VII. 95; 3-1 1. VII. 96, 800 ft. (11) Bombus pratorum L., 
sh. 12-23. VII. 95, 7-800 ft. (12) B. terrestris L., sh. 11. VII. 96, 800 ft. Sessili- 
ventres: Te 7 ithredi 7 iidae\ (13) Allantus arcuatus Forst., eating petals 10. VII. 95, 
800 ft. Petiolata parasitica: Ich 7 ienmonidae : (14) Polyrrhembia tenebricosa Grav., 
2. VII. 95, 800 ft. (15) 1 sp., 3. VII. 96, 800 ft. Diptera. Syrphidae : (16) Leuco- 
zonia lucorum L., sh. 15. VII. 95, 800 ft. (17) Platychirus manicatus Mg., sh. and 
fp. 6-20. VII. 95 ; 3-1 1. VII. 96, 800 ft. (18) P. peltatus Mg., sh. 22. VII. 95, 
800 ft. (19) Syrphus compositarum Verrall, sh. 17. VII. 95, 800 ft. (20) S. ribesii 
L., fp. 1 1-20. VII. 95, 800 ft. (21) S. Pbalteatus Deg., sh. 15. VII. 95. 800 ft. 
(22) Volucella bombylans L., sh. 10-22. VII. 95, 800 ft. (23) Eristalis arbustorum 
L., sh. 4-22. VII. 95; 24. Vl.-n. VII. 96, 800 ft. (24) E. rupium sh. and fp. 
2-22. VII. 95, 800 ft. (25) Heliophilus pendulus L., sh. n. VII. 96, 800 ft. 
(26) Syritta pipiens L., sh. 17. VII. 95, 800 ft. E 7 ?ipidae : (27) Empis tessellata F., 
sh. 4-20. VII. 95 ; 24. VI.-ii. VII. 96, 800 ft. (28) E. bilineata Lw., 30. VI. 95, 
700ft. (29) E. punctata Mg., sh. 17. VII. 95, 800 ft. Tipulidae\ (30) Tipula 
paludosa Mg., 22. VII. 95, 800 ft. Tachmidae : (31) Siphona geniculata Deg., sh. 
10. VII. 95, 800 ft. Muscidae'. (32) Calliphora vomitoria L., sh. and fp., 17-22. 
VII. 95, 800 ft. (33) C. erythrocephala Mg., sh. and fp. 20. VII. 95; n. VII. 96, 
800 ft. (34) Pollenia rudis F., sh. and fp. 4-12. VII. 95, 7-800 ft. Anthomyiidae : 
(35) Hyetodesia incana W., sh. and fp. 2-17. VII. 95 ; 24. VI. 96, 800 ft. (36) H. 
basalis Ztt., sh. and fp. 2-4. VII. 95, 800 ft. (37) Spilogaster nigrivenis Ztt., fp. 3. 
VII. 96, 800 ft. (38) Trichophthicus sp., sh. and fp. 17. VII.-95; 24. VI. 96, 800 ft. 
Cordyluridae'. (39) Scatophaga stercoraria L., sh. and fp. 20-22. VII. 95, 800 ft. 
Coleoptera : (40) Meligethes viridescens F., sh. 2. VII. 95 ; 20. VI.-6. VII. 96, 
7-1,700 ft. (41) Epuraea aestiva L., sh. 2-6. VII. 95, 800 ft. Trichoptera : (42) 
1 sp., 22. VII. 95, 800 ft. 
