TOKfTA: STI'DIES on THE HoNEV BeE, WITH SPECIAI. RkFEKENCE [O THE JapANI'SE HoNKV KeI- 3 



The specific value of indica and inellifka is, therefore, still not clear enough. 

 The present investigation has been carried out with the Japanese bee, and so 

 far as possible, extended to the Corean, Chinese and European bees, so as to 

 enable to compare the anatomical as well as the biological data of the insects 

 from these localities with one another. According to the results arrived at, 

 there is recognised a great similarity among the bees of Japan, Corca and Ciiina 

 on one hand and among those from Europe on the other, w hile the eastern bees 

 show a sharp contrast against the western, so that the latter represented by A. 

 tnellicfia can by no means be mixed \vith the former which is accordingly to be 

 recognised as a distinct species and signifies as A- indica according to Bingham 

 (1887), especially to Fabricius (1798). As the descriptions show, to the species 

 criterions of indica pointed out by Koschevnikow and v. Büttel-Reepen are to 

 be added further distinct characteristic made out in o\\\ bee in the present work: 

 the abdominal down bands, a peculiar pore on the drone cocoon, the modification 

 of niale organs, etc., inasmuch as there is no room to doubt in recognizing the 

 Japanese bee as a \ariety of A- indica. 



The present author is placed in a convenient position in procuring the 

 material not only from the colonies of the bees kept by himself in the E.k- 

 periment Station, but also because he has connections with his friends and 

 beekeepers affording to him the specimens from several localities of this country. 

 He is moreover well acquainted with several races of the European species, 

 A. incUifica, such as the Italian, Carniolans and Diitch bees imported from 

 America and their native places by beekeepers as well as by the Government 

 Industry Department. 



In addition to this, Dr. L. H. Gough, Director of the Entomological .Section, 

 the Mini.stry of Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt, was so kind to send me 6 specimens 

 of the queen, worker and drone of the Egyptian bees, collected by himself in 

 1912 and 1913, so as to enable me to extend the anatomical comi)arison of 

 the present results into the Egyptian bees. 



The author will be permitted to express in this place his hearty thanks to 

 Dr. S. IIatta, the professor of the Imperial Uni\ersity, Sapporo, for his kindness 

 in giving voluable advices in the cour.se of the work. My obligations are also 

 due to several other gentlemen for their kindness show n to me in sveral waj's. 



