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3. First dorsal abdominal segment covered with yellow pubes- 

 cence ashtoni 



First dorsal abdominal segment entirely dark variabilis 



P. laboriosus Fabricius. P. citrinus Smith. Howard, 

 Insect Book, PI. ii, Fig. 22. 



Branford, 3 August, 1905 (H. W. W.) ; Salisbury, 30 August, 

 1904 (W. E. B.). 



*P. laboriosus var. contiguus Cresson. 



P. ashtoni Cresson. 



New Haven, 4 July, 1905 (H. L. V.). 



*P. variabilis Cresson. Howard, Insect Book, PI. iii, 



Fig- 35- 



Apis Linnaeus. 



The bees of this genus are regarded as the most highly devel- 

 oped, not only of the Hymenoptera, but of all insects. A. melli- 

 fera Linnaeus and its varieties, commonly known as the honey-bee, 

 furnish the honey and wax of commerce and were all introduced 

 into America from various parts of Europe. 



Many volumes have been published about honey-bees, and it 

 is unnecessary to discuss them here at great length. The reader is 

 referred to Maeterlinck's " Life of the Bee " for a popular ac- 

 count, and to Farmers' Bulletin No. 447, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, for an introduction to the vast technical 

 literature on this subject. 



A. mellifera Linnaeus. A. mellifica Linnaeus. Honey-bee. 

 PI. X, Fig. 3. 



Domestic and wild swarms found throughout the State. 

 Visits many flowers, including apple, pear, peach, and blackberry. 

 Ploward, Insect Book, gives the following illustrations : 



Head and tongue of worker bee Fig. i, p. 4. 



Heads of queen and drone Fig. 2, p. 5. 



Queen cells and worker brood Fig. 3, p. 7. 



Queen honey-bee Fig. 4, p. 7. 



Legs of different bees | p||' |' ^' ^ 



