IL, LUSTRATIONS. 



1 Kggs of Inspcts, magnified 



2 Lrtrvae, Grub?, Caterpillars, or Maggots 



3 Pup=e, or Chrysalides .... 



4 Insects in the imago or perfect state 



5 Mason-wasp 



6 Jaws of niasoD-wasp, magnified 

 ' Cuckoo-fly 



8 Mason wasp's nest and cocoons . 



9 Mason-wa?p ..... 

 '0 NpsIs, &c. of mason-wasps 



11 Mason-bee 



12 Exterior wall of mason bee's nest 



13 Cells of mason-bee's nest 



14 Varieties in cells of mason-bee's nests, three 



15 Mason-bee arid nest .... 



16 Cell of mining-bee 



17 Nests of carpenter-bees, four figures 



18 Carpenter bee ...... 



19 Teeth of carpenter-bee, magnified 



20 Nests of carpenter-wasps, two figures 



21 Carpenter wasp 



22 Cocoon of a Carpenter-wasp 



23 Rose-leaf-ciilter-bees, and nest lined with rose-leaves 



24 Carder-bees heckling moss fnr their nests 



25 Exterior ol the carder bee's nest 



26 Breeding cells of the carder-bee 



27 Interior of carder bee's nest, two figures 



28 Section of social-wasp's nest 



29 Suspension rod of social-wasp's nest 



30 Portion of external crust of sccial-wasp's nest 



31 Hornet's nest in its first stage 



32 Singular wasp's nest .... 



33 Wasp's cells attached to a branch , 



34 Nest of the card-niaker-wasp 



35 Part of a honeycomb and bees at work 



36 Worker-bee, magnified ...... 



37 Ab:lomen of wax-working bee . . . . . 



38 Structure of the legs of the bee for carrying propolis, &c 



39 Ctirtain of wax-workers, secreting wax 



40 Wax-worker laying the foundation of the first cell . 



41 Curtain of wux workers ... ... 



42 Arrangement of cells of hive bees . . . , 



43 Foundation-wall enlarged and the cells commenced 



44 Ovipositors,wilh files, of the tree-hopper, magnified 



45 Excavations for eggs of tree-hopper, with lid raised 



46 Ovipositor of saw-fly protruded liom its sheath, magnified 



47 Ovipositor saw of saw-fly, magnified 



48 Portion of saw-fly's comb-toolhed rasp, and saw 



49 Nest of eggs of saw-fly ..... 



50 Lilac-tree moth 



51 Nest of a lilac-leaf-roller .... 

 .^2 Another nest of lilac-leaf-roller 

 53 Small green oak- moth .... 



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