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var 4, either in "very slight," "slight," "fair," "good" or 

 " marked " degree or two or three of these variations in combi- 

 nation (figs. 2 and 3); 72 show var. i complete (fig. 3); 22 

 show var. i incomplete (fig. 2); i shows an almost complete 

 new cell interpolated (fig. 4) ; 2 show a complete new cell in- 

 terpolated (fig. 5). 



Fig. 6. Hind wing of honey bee (drone) showing normal venation and 

 points of variation indicated by numbers. 



Fig. 7. Hing wing of honey bee (drone) showing vars. i, 2, and 3. 



The normal venation of the hind wings is shown in figures i 

 and 6. The variations noted consist of the addition of a spur 

 at points i, 2, 3, or 4 (4 is at the left of 2, see fig. 8, C) "very 

 slight," " slight," "fair," " good" or " marked" in degree of 

 length, and of the interpolation of a new complete cell in the 

 region occupied by the varying spurs. 



Of the 300 left hind wings 12 are torn ; of the remaining 288 : 

 163 show no or only "very slight" variation (fig. 6) ; 82 show 

 at least one (sometimes more) of var. i, var. 2, var. 3, or var. 

 4 in condition called "slight" (fig. 7); 41 show at least one 

 (sometimes more) of var. i, var. 2, var. 3, or var. 4, in condi- 

 tion called "fair" or "good" or " marked " (fig. 7); 2 show 

 the interpolation of a new complete cell (fig. 8). 



Of the 300 right hind wings; 157 show no or only "very 

 slight" variation (fig. 6); 87 show at least one (sometimes 

 more) of vars. i, 2, 3, or 4, in condition called slight (fig. 7) ; 

 45 show at least one (sometimes more) of vars. i, 2, 3, or 4, in 



