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away (see above). During the spring tides, the flowers were 
covered twice daily by the sea, but it did not seem to do 
them any harm. All were fully fertile ; autogamy probably 
often occurs. The flowers were visited by great numbers of 
Syrphidae and by a good many bees. 
Visitors. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera : (1) Polyommatus phloeas L., 
s. h. 18. 8. 94. Hymenoptera. Aculeata : Acutilingues : (2) Apis 
mellifica L., do. (3) Bombus lapidarius L., s. h. 18-23. 8. 94. (4) 
B. muscorum L., do. (5) B. pratorum L., do. (6) B. terrestris L., 
do. Diptera. Syrphidae : (7) Platychirus manicatus Mg., s. h. 18. 8. 
94. (8) Eristalis aeneus Scop., s. h. freq. do. (9) E. tenax L., do. 
(10) E. horticola Deg., do. Muscidae : (11) Lucilia cornicina F., do. 
(12) Calliphora sepulchralis Mg., s. h. 21. 8. 94. Anthomyiidae : (13) 
Hyetodesia incana W., s. h. and f. p. freq. 18. 8. 94. (14) Antho- 
myia radicum L., s. h. and f. p. freq. 18-21. 8. (15) A. sp. ?, s. h. 
21. 8. Cordyluridae : (16) Scatophaga stercoraria L., s. h. freq. 18. 8. 
Tripetidae : (1 7) Tephritis vespertina Lw., s. h. 21. 8. 94. Coleoptera : 
(18) Meligethes aeneus F., s. h. and f. p. ah. 
CAMPANULACEAE : 7. Jasione montana L. [Class B', 
Lit. 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 48 b. See also below, No. 44 .] 
Only occasional plants were to be met with in the neighbour- 
hood. 
Visitor. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera : (1) Pieris napi L., s. h. Rase. 
4. 9. 94. 
8 . Campanula rotundifolia L. [Class H, Lit. 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 
14, 17, 18, 287 b.] Abundant, but not much visited except 
by small insects which shelter and feed in the flowers. 
Visitors. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera : (1) Vanessa urticae L., s. h. 
Rase. Rd. 10. 9. 94. Hymenoptera. Aculeata : Acutilingues : (2) 
Bombus terrestris L., s. h. freq. Rase. 29. 8. 94. Diptera. Antho- 
myiidae : (3) Anthomyia radicum L., s. h., freq. 24-29. 8. 94. 
Coleoptera : (4) Meligethes sp. ?, s. h. ab., do. Thysanoptera : (5) 
Thrips sp. ?, do. 
Dipsaceae : 9. Seabiosa suecisa L. [Class B', Lit. 1, 3, 
8 , 14, 18 ; see also articles 36 , 46 , below.] Thinly scattered 
over the district. 
