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LIST OF PLATES 



Nests of Polybia rejecta in mango tree following page 64 



Close view of nests of P. rejecta . 

 Nest of P. occidentalis 

 Nest of wasp Parachartergus 



26. Parachartergus wasps rebuilding nest 



27. Anthophora acervorum on flower . 



28. Solitary mason bee, male and female 



29. Mason bee, larvae feeding 



30. Mason bee, view of nest behind door lock 



3 1 . Humble bee, male, worker and queen 



32. Nest of humble bee 



33. Humble bee about to take nectar 



34. Young larvae of humble bee 



35. Drone honey bee 



36. Queen honey bee . 



37. Worker honey bee 



38. Larvae of drone honey bees 



39. Larvae of worker honey bees 

 Worker pupae in closed cells 

 Worker bees on comb 

 Marked bees feeding 

 Bees marked for observation 

 Honey bee comb with "royal" cells 



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46. Honey bee swarm divided in two 



facing page 65 



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 facing page 113 



Young worker honey bee emerging from cell 



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