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SIR JOHN LUBBOCK, in his “British Wild Flowers in Relation to Insects,” remarks (p. 133) that Solanum is little visited by insects. Darwin, in “Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation,” has some observations (p. 387) to the same effect. It will therefore be useful to record that, however it may be with European species, an abundant Solanum of New Mexico is very attractive to insects. The species in question is S. elœagnifolium, Cav., which has deep lilac flowers not unlike those of the potato. I was especially successful in capturing interesting aculeate hymenoptera on this plant, as the following list will show. All listed were taken in Las Cruces, and all (except the Magacilissa, July 12) on July 13.
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COCKERELL, T. Insects Attracted by Solanum. Nature 48, 438 (1893). https://doi.org/10.1038/048438a0
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