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of the cocoons, which contained pupe in an advanced 
stage, while the additional cocoons contained larve 
and young pupe. 
The population, however, does not grow so large 
as that of nests of dapzdarius or cerrestris, the males 
and queens being soon produced. This species, 

Fic. 27.—Queen of 2. latretlletius incubating her immense lump of brood. 
Notice that it has become joined to the honey-pot. 
therefore, does well in a short season. The workers 
are unusually large. 
This species has little skill in wax-building ; the 
honey-pot is clumsily constructed, the larve are 
often imperfectly covered, and blotches of wax are 
allowed to remain on the cocoons. 
The bees, comb and nest, have a characteristic 
disagreeable odour. 
