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sericea, being of the same size, but differs 

 markedly In the colour of her legs, which are 

 all black, in her head and thorax, which are 

 much less hairy, and in the transverse stripes 

 on the three segments of the thorax. 



I wish these three Wasps to bear the name 

 of my son Jules, to whom I dedicate them. 



Dear Jules, snatched at such an early age 

 from your passionate love of flowers and 

 insects, you were my fellow-worker; nothing 

 escaped your clear-sighted glance ; I was to 

 write this book for you, to whom Its stories 

 gave such delight; and you yourself were to 

 continue It one day. Alas, you went to a 

 happier home, knowing nothing of the book 

 but Its first lines! May your name at least 

 figure In It, borne by some of those Industrious 

 and beautiful Wasps whom you loved so 

 well! 



J. H. F. 

 Orange, 3 April 1879. 



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