GENERAL AND GLOSSARIAL INDEX. 



365 



Boss of mesothorax, 45. 

 Bougie, derivation of, 84. 

 British bees, new arrangement of, 

 163, 158. 



Carder bees, 316. 



Carelessness of describers of new 



species, 125. 

 Carinated, having a longitudinal 



elevated line. 

 Carpenter bees, 286. 

 Cells of hive, geometrical form of, 



343. 



results from in- 

 stinct, 343. 



how constructed, 342. 



of wings characteristic, 44. 



Cenobites = social bees, 167, 302. 

 Ceratina, disputed parasitism of, 



247. 



general observations on, 246. 



geography of, 71. 



list of native species, 246. 



natural history of, 247. 



scientific description of, 245. 



Cereal plants early cultivated, 4. 

 Chelostoma, general observations 



on, 286. 



geography of, 76. 



infested by Foenus, 287. 



native species of, 285. 



natural history of, 286. 



scientific description of, 283. 



Chrysis infests Chelostoma, 287. 



infests Halictus, 219. 



infests Osmia, 302. 



Ci barial apparatus = trophi = col - 



lective organs of the mouth, 163. 

 Cilissa, general observations on, 



213. 



geography of, 67. 



list of native species, 213. 



scientific description of, 211. 



Clavate, club-shaped. 



antennae, 28. 



Claws, 42. 



reflected, 285. 



Climate inoperative on low forms 



of life, 24. 



Clothing of bees, 60. 

 Clypeus, 26, 28. 



Coadunate, closely united without 



perceptible articulation. 

 Ccelioxys, difficulty of their specific 



separation, 267. 



general observations on, 267. 



geography of, 74. 



list of native species, 267. 



parasitical on Megachile and 



Saropoda, 267. 



scientific description of, 265. 



Collar, 4]. 



Colletes, general observations on, 



187. 



geography of, 64. 



list of native species, 187. 



natural history of, 187. 



parasites upon, 190. 



scientific description of, 185. 



Colour of bees, 60. 



more intense in males than 



females, 52. 

 most conspicuous in parasites, 



66, 105. 



Combs, structure of, 345. 

 Corbiculum, 319. 

 Correlative relations of structure 



and function, 10. 



Cotton, Rev. Chas. Wm., a distin- 

 guished apiarian, 361. 

 Coxa, or hip, 41. 

 useful as a specific character, 



42. 



Compound eyes, 26, 27. 

 Compressed, when the transverse 



section is shorter than the 



vertical. 



Constricted, with tightened edges. 

 Conterminous, where the joints 



follow each other in a straight 



line of succession. 

 Crenulated, cut into segments of 



very small circles. 

 Cubital cells of wings, 45. 

 Cuckoo bees, = Nudipedes, 249. 

 ' Cui bono ?' answer to, 141. 

 Curtis, inferior merit of his system, 



152. 



Dasygasters, artisan bees, 167,269. 

 Dasvpoda. general observationson, 

 225. 



