Insects in Great Britain . 
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VI. - 2. VII. 95, 8-1,000 ft. Diptera. Syrphidae : (4) Platychirus manicatus Mg., 
sh. and fp. 20. VI.-20. VII. 95, 8-900 ft. fairly freq. (5) Chrysogaster ? hirtella, 
Loew, sh. 22. VI. 95, 800 ft. (6) Syrphus Iuniger Mg., sh. 23-26. VI. 95, 8-900 ft. 
(7) Ascia podagrica F., 20. VI. 95, 800 ft. (8) Rhingia campestris Mg., 28. VI. 95, 
800 ft. Empidae : (9) Empis tessellata F., sh. 20. VII. 95, 800 ft. Tachinidae : 
(10) Siphona geniculata Deg., sh. 22. VI. 95; 22. VI. 96, 8-900 ft. Muscidae : 
(11) Pollenia rudis F., 5. VII. 95, 700 ft. Anthomyiidae : (12) Hyetodesia incana 
W., 23. VI. 95, 800 ft. (13) Anthomyia sulciventris Ztt., sh. and fp. 25. VI.-12. VII. 
95; 27. V. 97, 7-800 ft. (14) A. sp., fp. 12. VII. 95; 10. VI. 99, 7-800 ft. 
(15) Coenosia sp., sh. 1-6. VII. 95, 800 ft. Opomyzidae : (16) Opomyza germina- 
tionis L., 20. VI. 95,- 800 ft. 
169. Vercnica serpyllifolia, Linn. [Lit. Brit, 23 ; N.C.E. 1 , 14 , 34 , 
Warnstorf 2507 .] Abundant, but very little visited. 
Visitor. Thysanoptera. (1) Thrips sp., 16. IX. 95, 800 ft. 
170. Veronica alpina, Linn. [Lit. N.C.E. 21 b ; Arct. 36 , 37 c ; Alps 
2 , 9 , 21 b.] The flower is 6 mm. broad ; its tube 1-5 mm. long. Ultimate 
self-pollination and apparently fertilization occurs. Abundance of seed is 
set. 
Visitor. Diptera. (1) A small fly, sh. 22. VI. 95, 2,600 ft. 
171. Veronica officinalis, Linn. [Lit. Brit. 23 , 34 ; N.C.E. 1 , 4 , 14 , 16 , 
18 , 30 , 34 ; Alps 2 , 9 , 16 , 21 a, 21 b, 34 .] 
Visitors. Hymenoptera. Aculeata : Apidae : (1) Andrena coitana Kirby, 26. 
VI. 95. Diptera, Syrphidae : (2) Platychirus manicatus Mg., 26. VI. 95. Aniho- 
myiidae'. (3) Hylemyia nigrescens Rnd., sh. 21. VI. 95. All at 800 ft. 
172. Veronica scutellata, Linn. [Lit. N.C.E. 14 .] 
Visitors. Hymenoptera. Petiolata parasitica: Chalcididae'. (1) 1 sp. sh. 6. 
VII. 95. Diptera. Empidae : (2) Clinoceira bipunctata Hal., 6. VII. 95. Antho- 
myiidae : (3) Hyetodesia variabilis Fin., 1. VII. 95. All at 800 ft. 
173. Veronica Beccatunga, Linn. [Lit. Brit. 23 ; N.C.E. 1 , 3 c, 33 , 
34 , 40 . 
Visitor . Diptera. Anthomyiidae'. (1) 1 sp., 17. VI. 9, 800 ft. 
Class B, § 40. Myosotis Type. 
174. Myosotis arvensis, Hoffm. [Lit. Brit. 23 .] 
Visitors. Diptera. Syrphidae'. (i) Melanostoma mellinum L., sh. 22. IX. 95, 
800 ft. Anthomyiidae'. (2) Limnophora sp., sh. and fp. 1. VII. 95; n. VII. 96, 
7-800 ft. Thysanoptera. (3) Thrips sp., 11. IX. 95, 800 ft. 
175. Myosotis versicolor, Reichb. [Lit. Brit. 23 ; N.C.E. 1 , 3 c, 
18 , 34 .] 
Visitors . Diptera. Syrphidae'. (1) Platychirus manicatus Mg., 15. VI. 99. 
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