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when they (the drones) were just at point of issuance (some half 

 issued from the cells, some gnawing at the caps, some just 

 ready to begin breaking out) was examined. 



Of the 200 left fore wings : 94 show no variation ; 42 show 

 spur 2, 3 or 4 m " very slight," " slight," " fair," " good," or 

 '* marked " degree, or two or three of these in combination ; 32 

 show var. i complete ; i shows var. i incomplete ; i shows an 

 almost complete new cell ; 2 show a complete new cell ; 16 show 

 a break (interruption) in some vein (usually the vein carrying 

 spur 4) ; II show a marked deformation of the venation (the 

 veins in the discal area broken into small pieces and all askew) 

 to such an extent as to be really a mutilation of the wing (fig. 10). 



Fig. 10. Fore wings of honey bee (drones) showing extraordinary deforma- 

 tion of venation. 



Of the 200 right fore wings : 95 show no variation ; 56 show 

 spur 2, 3 or 4 in " very slight," " slight," " fair," " good " or 

 " marked " degree or two or three of these in combination ; 23 

 show var. i complete ; i shows an almost complete new cell ; 15 

 show a break (interruption) in some vein; 12 show a marked 

 deformation of the venation (the veins of the discal area being 

 broken into small pieces and all askew) (fig. 10). 



Of the 200 left hind wings: 139 show no or only "very 

 slight " variation ; 28 show at least one (sometimes more) of 

 vars. I, 2, 3 or 4 in condition called " slight " ; 28 show at least 



