SS« INSECTA HYMENOPTERA. Apis. 



Subx- inf. 1. 19. f. 123. 



Geofr. parif. 2. p. 407. n. t. 



Habitttt in Europae arhoribus cnvis, frfjuemius cuha 

 hofpitatur. , 



Regina (Femina) unica, altior, ohlongior, acuUala, 

 antemns articulis 10. Fucr (Mares) ad 1600, in- 

 trmcs, antennis 11- arliculatis. OrERARi^ 

 (Spadones) ad ioooo, anlcnnis i^-articuktis, veif 

 triculis a: mellis certtque, aculeata Enfe retrorfam 

 ferraio, venenaio , lalente inira vaginam cufpidatam. 



Rjspublica Ahearii gyniecocratica eft, dum Feraina 

 impn-ans femper inclufa, operjriorum cajlodum fa- 

 lelliiio ajfidue ftipata , antennis obvium Maiem fa- 

 liilat , infiliendoque comprimit cum illius litiC di- 

 fpendio; parit dein ova ad ^oooo fxpe qiotannis, 

 tn adaptalis favi cellis : primum neulra , oein ma- 

 fcula , demum nonnulLi feminina ; his exclufis griKlt 

 s.-ifo fupra calorem .ell.itis ordinarie, aJolefcunt 

 Larvx fextiduo , nent ad parietes cellic , o/eriuiilur 

 itsque dum adulix evohnt , aheroque dit mtUifi-_ 

 cant. Harwn Femina junior , per triduum, omni 

 hoiic quadranie , Jlridorem eiiit , eoque admontt 

 emigraiurum in exainina freftem. mtrts , ijM- 

 yjttfecus, incurii apricaniur ferenis diems, gulie 

 dediti. Sp.idones operarii, neutri , iiuifejli, mel 

 e neclare , cera e poHine /loiwn feduk leg"'" i 

 tnilliaris fpatio, qumies per cxlum licet, rtducunt, 

 fiavoscereos jlruunt fexanp,ulari-prismdticos, ecsquf 

 txelle replent , feminam mares puUosqtt nuiriuiit , 

 cellat inhabitaua repurgant, mira mutdilia impi"i' 

 fferunt, vigilias S fiationes ad portas injtituutt, 

 Itolte, arceni aculei iHu venenato fiU ip/is h"' ''' 

 Ihah . maresque demum trMs.iSlis nupliis occim, 

 expellunt. Exammant emittendo coloniM />«'"* 

 if^'admvasqu.erendasfedesfuperatofol!iilioitpy"< 

 ^peculaloribus fronte notatis palpis duolms luteis. tlo- 

 Jtet imprimisfunt Molacilla alia. Merops Ap'4"'< 

 Falco apivorus, Picus viridis Jlranea caricina, 

 flirundiiies. Pavones, Bufones, Mures, Cmironei, 

 l^efpx, Pediculi, Apes fures, MelloneUx, cereJ"'' 

 fumus&c. Tulipxflores capiivani. Floresm"- 

 ''/"', nonomnes, pritcipui funt Echium , Borago, 

 yerbafcum, Snpx.llum, alii ■ iwwimis Erica .tvtcih 

 ''Ogopyrum Scanie, Tilia Polonis, Rosmarimis l^f 

 imenjibus, Thymai Atticis , Arbutus Corjcis, ^J"'' 

 ' thwn 



