POLISTES. 



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scarcely decide upon its place in the present work, whether it 

 was to be ranked as an example of the pensiles, social insects, 

 or builders. On account, however, of the locahty which is chosen 



NESTS OF POMSTES. 



for it, and the peculiar method by which it is attached to the 

 branch, I have decided upon placing it among the pensile nests. 

 Generally, the shape of the comb is nearly round, as is seen 

 in the upper figure of the illustration. The cells are remarkable 

 for their radiating form, the bases being a trifle smaller than the 



