DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



PLATE I.— (Frontispiece.) 



1 . Queen-Bee. 



la. Antenna of ditto. 



lb. Hind leg of ditto. , 



If. Front view of head of ditto. 



id. Mandible of ditto. 



2. Worker, or imperfect female. 

 za. Antenna of ditto. 



2A. Hind leg of ditto, inner side showing the pollen-brushes. 

 zb*. Ditto, outer side showing the pollen-basket. 

 2f*. Side view of head. 



zc. Back view of ditto, showing the junction of the gullet with 

 the thorax, and position of the tongue and its appendages, 

 zd. Mandible. 



3. Male, or drone. 

 3a. Antenna of ditto. 

 ib. Hind leg of ditto. 



jf. Front view of head of ditto. 



3^, Mandible of ditto 



A. Enlarged view of the wing. B. Hind edge of fore wing 

 showing the thickened margin, and fore edge of hind 

 wing, showing the hooks, which hold on to the thickened 

 margin of the fore wing and keep them together during 

 flight. 



