XXU DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



PLATE II.— Page 31. 



1 . Body of a bee divested of antennae, legs, and wings, showing 

 the anatomy of the thorax and natural position of the 

 stomach. 



5* The eyes. 



a. The ocelli. 



bbb. The muscles that move the wings. 



c. The external covering of the thorax. 

 ee. The bases of the wings. 



d. The honey-bag, or first stomach. 



f. The ventricle, or true stomach, distended with food. 



g. The rectum. 



h. The biliary vessels. 



/. Portion of the membranous tissue lining the inner surface of 



the segments, and enclosing the stomach and intestines. 



q. The stomach emptied of its contents, to show the muscular 



contraction of the ventricle. 



d. The honey-bag. 



/. The ventricle. 



g. The rectum. 



h. The biliary vessels. 



i. The ligula, or tongue, and its appendages. 



/. The base of the ligula. 



m. Maxillary palpi. 



//. The maxilla. 



0. The labial palpi. 



p. The tongue. 



4. The sting and its muscles. 



