DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. xxiii 



V. Honey-plates covering the muscles r, and to which 



the sheatlis of the sting are attached at s. 

 " Base of sting connecting with the poison-bag t, 

 * Tip of the same 

 4* Magnified view of point of sting, showing the serrations on each 

 side. 



5. Three hexagonal prisms of a bee's eye (Swammerdam). 



6. Abdominal plates of the bee, detached to show the wax cells. 



7. Eggs of bee, natural size, and magnified (from Reaumur). 



8. Helminthomorphous or apodal larva of a bee (Reaumur). 



