BRITISH BEES: 



A X INTRODUCTION 



TO THE STUDY OF THE 



NATURAL HISTORY AND ECONOMY OF THE BEES 



Indigenous to tire ritis!j Isles. 



W. E. SHUCKARD, 



AUTHOR OP 'ESSAY ON THE FOSSORIAL HYMENOPTERA,' 'COLEOPIERA DELI- 

 NEATED,' 'ELEMENTS OF BRITISH ENTOMOLOGY,' MONOGRAPHS OF 

 THE ' DORYLID-T3,' ' AULACIDJE,' ETC. ETC. ; AND TRANSLATOR 

 OF BURMEISTER'S ' MANUAL OF ENTOMOLOGY.' 



LONDON: 



LOVELL REEVE & CO., o, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GAKDEN. 



1866. 



