24 fö 111 -Vf.; fti- ii i: II -1- ff' i: lilii t 'i «r 'Ä 



J-'iy. 9. l'urc (if dronc cocoon, cxposcd by nurse bees, scraping off waxy 



co\'ci', natural .size. 

 I'Il;. 10. Seal)' cocoon discs cut tiown !))• cniergint; drones tlieniscKcs, natural 



size. 

 [■"ii;'. II. A cocoon disc iiiai^iiilicd : Japanese bee. '•' 5-5 



Vhj,. 12. Do., Tlalian bee 5.5 



Vi'^. 13. Median transverse sc-tion of cocoon disc iG 



Plate n 



Vv^- 14. Coj)iilator_\- or.;an of JaiJaucse drone, |)rotru(Jed, lateral view, bearing' 

 grouj) of miiuite cHitgi'outlis of distal penis wall. ,■' g 



rig. 15. Do., showing nearlv total absence of minute outgrowths on penis 

 wall. ■ y 



. 16. Copul.itory organ, Duj.h drone, everiec! state. •' 7.4 



. 17. Do., Jajianese dronc, resting state. ■' II 



. 18. Do., Dutch drone. 7-7 



■ ly. Do., I'Lgj-ptian drone- 7 



Fig. 20. Penis-bull) spreatletl out, to show ciistiibution of minute outgrowths 



on penis wall in Jajianese drone, dorsal \ievv. ;•' 15 



Fig. _M. Pinnatelv'-lobed projection, jaiia'iese drone, facial \-iew. x IC 



]>"ig. 22. Do., Dutch drone. . 10 



]'"ig. 23. Pneumophyses, Japanese drone, resting stale. X 11.3 



I-"ig. 24. Do, everted state. ■' 1 2.7 



