Vefpa. HYMENOPTERA; 193 



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Genus VII. Vespa, the Wasp, 

 Linn. Syft. Nat. Pag. 984. 



The mouth of the Vefpa is armed with 

 jaws, but has no tongue. 



The upper wings are folded in both fexes. 



The fting, which is fharp and pointed* 

 is concealed within the abdomen. 



The body is fmooth, without hair; 



The eyes (as obferved by De Geer) 

 are lunular. 



Geoffroy affigns the following characters to 

 the Wafp. 



The antennae bent, with the firft articulation 

 very long in proportion to the others. 



The inferior wings fliorter than the upper 

 ones. 



The mouth armed with jaws, and provided 

 with an infletted membranaceous tongue. 



The fting fmooth and pointed. 



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