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of the cocoons, which contained pupae in an advanced 

 stage, while the additional cocoons contained larvae 

 and young pupae. 



The population, however, does not grow so large 

 as that of nests of lapidarius or terrestris, the males 

 and queens being soon produced. This species, 



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Fig. 27. Queen of B. latreillellus incubating her immense lump of brood. 

 Notice that it has become joined to the honey-pot. 



therefore, does well in a short season. The workers 

 are unusually large. 



This species has little skill in wax-building ; the 

 honey-pot is clumsily constructed, the larvae are 

 often imperfectly covered, and blotches of wax are 

 allowed to remain on the cocoons. 



The bees, comb and nest, have a characteristic 

 disagreeable odour. 



