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Oynipidas. 



782. CYNIPS SPECIES. 



a. Pear-shaped galls, from the wattle tree. 

 Note. These galls are very similar in size and shape to the Bokhara 

 galls, but are extremely hard and solid, having internally one or two 

 small holes containing grubs. They are deeply wrinkled externally. 

 They are probably gathered from various species of acacia, in Australia. 



APIDE. 



783. APIS MELLIFICA, L. (Bee.) 



a. Honey, English. 



b. Ditto, Narbonne. 



c. Wax, English. (Yellow Beeswax.) 



d. Ditto, bleached. (White Wax.) 



784. TRIOONA SPECIES. 



a. Liquid honey. 



Note. This specimen was exhibited at the International Exhibition of 

 1851, in the British Guiana department, by Mr. J. F. Bee. See P. J. [1] , 

 vol. xi., p. 161. 



The wild bee producing this honey is stingless, and deposits its honey 

 in " small separate pouches, from which it may be removed once every 

 month by making a puncture in the bottom of the pouch, from which 

 it readily flows," the insect afterwards speedily closing the opening. 

 Specimens of these nests may be seen in the British Museum. The 

 above specimen was collected on Woodlands plantation, River Mahaica, 

 British Guiana. 



VESPIDtfl. 



785. CHARTERGUS SPECIES. 



a. Nest. (Marabunta's Nest.) 



Note. This specimen consists of a pendulous wasp's nest, with a 

 portion of the branch to which it is attached. It is of a conical shape, of 

 the colour of grey filtering paper, which externally it much resembles in 

 texture, and is marked with inky stains. It probably came from British 

 Guiana. 



ORDER, COLEOPTERA. 



MYLABRIDJS. 



786. Glass box with cover, containing mounted specimens of the 



following species : 



a. Mylabris Cichorii, Fabr., China, P. J. [3], vol. ii., p. 101, 



fig. 1. 



b. phaloratfl, Pall., China, P. J. [3J, vol. ii, p. 



141, fig. 2. 



c. balteata, Pall., India, P. /. [3], vol. ii., p. 141, 



fig. 3. 



d. pustulata, TJiunb., India, P. /. [3], vol. ii., p. 



141, fig. 4. 



e. maculata, Ollv., India, P. /. [3], vol. ii., p. 181. 



