![]() ![]() (i 3 “i 5 ) sucking in an upright position. In parenthesis after the name of the bee indicate the length of the proboscis Hymenoptera - A-pidcB: (i) Bombus virginicus Oliv. ![]() The pollen is shed on the base of the proboscis of the insect. The longest-tongued bees, though butterflies often occur. Of the lower petal is slender and strongly compressed so as Of the spur-a distance ot from 12 to 16 mm. Termined by the distance from the tip of the style to the tip Nectar, so that the extent of concealment of the nectar is de¬ The anthers project considerably and oppose the way to the Two upper petals are of a deep purple, the others blue, 4).-The flow¬Įrs are larger than in any of the preceding species. Lepidoptera- Rho^alocera: (8) Colias philodice Godt. (6) Halictus coriaceusĭiptera- Bombylidm (7) Bombylius fratellus Wied. 3).-The flower is yellowish white,Ī few purplish lines on the lower petal forming nectar-guides. Lepidoptera -Rhofalocera : (14) Pyrameis huntera F. V>v^\.^X2.-BombylidcB\ (13) Bombylius fratellus Wied., s. (9) Nomada vincta Say 9, s.Īndrenidco : (10) Andrena sp. 9 (6) Ceratina dupla Say 9, all sucking (7) Os¬ Hymenoptera- Afidco: (1) Apis mellifica L. Stigma touches the bee in advance of the anthers, and cross¬ Paragus tibialis, Melanostoma obscurum and Mesograpta Sucked in a reversed position, except nos. Lepidoptera- Rho^alocera: (16) Colias philodice Godt. TachinidcR: (15) Gonia frontosa Say, s., once. ^t>**/*>* ^ ^ĭiptera - Boinbylidoe,: (14) Bombylius fratellus Wied. Full text of " Flowers and insects : contributions to an account of the ecological relations of the entomophilous flora and the anthophilous insect fauna of the neighborhood of Carlinville, Illinois, 1889-1896" ![]()
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