THE BEMBICENE WASPS 



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FIG. 3. The burrows of Bembix nubilipennis. Two-thirds natural size. 



tinued south, at an angle of 30, for two inches to the un- 

 finished pocket where the owner was at work. It is strange 

 that she should still be extending it after she had worked 

 on it for several days and it was already beyond normal 

 depth. 



While we have opened many nests during the two years 

 and found them in various conditions and of slightly varied 



