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larvae and pupae of these, do not differ materially 

 from those of other Bees ; when the former as- 

 sumes the pupa, it is placed in its cell with its head 

 downwards, a very wise precaution, for thus it is 

 prevented, when it has attained to its perfect state, 

 and is eager to emerge into day, from making its 

 way out upwards, and disturbing the tenants of the 

 superincumbent cells, who being of later date, each 

 than its neighbour below stairs, are not yet quite 

 ready to go into public (^)." Thus far, for the 

 most part, from our author. 



To this subdivision belong, besides ^. violacea, 

 A. Caffra, latipes, nigrita, Tranqueharorum, ces- 

 tuanSj Brazilianorum, Firginica, cingulata, Afri- 

 cana, &c. &c. 



# *. e. 1. 



H. F. Neut. Corpus fere lineare, pubescens ; 

 Capite trunci prope latitudine, triangulari; Pro- 

 hoscide subinvoluta ; Lingua rima longitudinali ; 

 Tuho sublineari, apice truncato ; Fulcro subtrian- 

 gulari; Laciniis exterioribus membranaceis linea 

 longitudinali cornea, articulo extimo breviori; in- 

 terioribus brevibus, obtusis, linguae basin arete am- 

 plectentibus ; Valvulis apice lineari-lanceolato, sub- 

 plicato, ex corneo submembranaceo, linea longitu- 

 dinali cornea; Palpis exterioribus exarticulatis 

 acutis, interioribus biarticulatis ; Facie inaequali; 



(k) Reaum. torn. (5. Mem, 2. (I) Tab. 11, **. e. 1. and 



tab. 12. Adams on Micros, tab. 13. fig. 3. Jpis, Fab. Lair. 



Stemmatihus 



