THE BEES WITH POINTED TONGUES 



ALL the genera, except the two mentioned in 

 the last chapter, belong to this section, which 

 comprises a variety of very different styles of 

 bees, beginning with the short spear-shape - 

 tongued species and ascending to the long- 

 tongued species, which are considered to cul- 

 minate in the hive bee. The habits of these 

 genera vary very greatly in some respects ; 

 special notice has been or will be given of Halictus 

 (pi. B, 12) and Sphecodes (B, 11) Andrena (B, 15, 

 16), Nomada (B, 18) and the other cuckoos, Osmia 

 (D, 28) and Anthophora (D, 24, 25) and the leaf- 

 cutting bees, but there are several other genera 

 which deserve a passing notice, although their 

 habits are not so peculiar as those of the specially 

 selected ones. Cilissa, which is a very close ally 

 of Andrena, is peculiar in having the hairs of the 

 tongue erect and arranged almost in bottle-brush 

 fashion. Its habits are much like those of 



