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AMERICAN HYMENOPTERA. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE I. 



ALL, THE FIGURES MORE OR LESS ENLARGED. 



Fig. 



g- 

 h, 



Fig. 



g- 



h. 



i. 



J- 

 Fig. 

 Fig. 



a. 



b. 



c. 



d. 

 Fig. 



a. 



b. 



c. 

 Fig. 

 Fig. 

 Fig. 

 Fig. 



a. 



b. 



Fig. 

 Fig. 



Fig 



i. scutellum. 



j. postscutellum. 



k. tegula. 



1. mesopleura. 



ni. metapleura. 



n. coxa. 



o. abdomen. 



k. tegula. 



o. abdomen. 



p. metathorax. 



q. petiole of abdomen. 



r. ocelli. 



s. vertex. 



1. — Side view of Vespa macnlata. 

 antenna, 

 eye. 



clypeus. 

 mandible. 



space between eye and mandible, 

 space behind eye. 

 prothorax. 

 mesothorax. 



2. — Top view of Polistes pallipes 9 

 antenna, 

 eye. 



prothorax. 

 mesothorax. 

 scutellum. 

 postscutellum. 



3. — Abdomen of Polyhia flavitarsis. 

 4. — Front view of head of V. consobrina 

 antenna, 

 eye. 



clypeus. 

 mandibles. 



5. — Fore wing of Polistes paUipes. 

 stigraa. 



costal nervure. 

 subcostal nervure. 

 6. — Hind wing of Polistes pallipes. 

 7. — Fore wing of V. diaboHca. Letters as in fig. 5. 

 8. — Hind wing of V. diabolica. 

 9. — Antenna of V. diabolica. 

 scape, 

 flagellum. 



10. — Antenna of V. diabolica. Letters as in fig. 9, 

 11. — Middle leg of V. diahoUcn. 

 coxa. 

 , trochanter. 



femur. 

 . 12. — Middle leg of Polistes paUipes 



r. ocelli, 

 t. teeth, 

 u. front. 



d. first submarginal cell. 



e. second submarginal ceU. 



f. third submarginal cell. 



d. tibia. 



e. apical spurs. 



f. tarsus. 

 Letters as in fig. 11. 



