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THE ANATOMY OP THE HONEY BEE. 



incloses a cavity which lodges the sting and its accessory parts. The 

 end of the abdomen of the male (fig. 56 D) is quite different from 

 that of the female, while in it parts at least of nine segments are 



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Sp Sm 



Pig. 32. — Lateral view o£ abdomen of workei', showing tlie propodeum (IT) as a part 

 of the ahdomen, of which it is the true first segment. 



visible, the last is very much modified and is exposed only on the 

 sides and below. 



An internal view of the ventral plates and the lateral parts of the- 



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Sttf 



StnPlp- 



PiG. 33. — Ventral view of abdomen of 

 worker, showing tip of sting (Stn) and 

 palpuslike appendages (StnPlp) pro- 

 jecting from sting chamber within 

 seventh segment (Til). 



terga in the worker is shown by figure 20, while a corresponding 

 view of the male sterna is shown by figure 34. It will be seen that 

 each sternum is very widely underlapped (viewed from above) by the 



