Apis. HYMENOPTERA. 



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than her wings. The antennas of the male con- 

 tain only eleven articulations, nor has that fez 

 any fting •, the neuters are much frnalte'r than 

 the males or females, their antennae contain fif- 

 teen articulations ; they are likewife remarkable 

 by the hairinefs of the under fide of their hind- 

 moft thighs, which refemble a kind of brum, 

 with which they gather the fine powder fcat- 

 tered from the Ant far* of flowers, and from 

 which the wax or comb is made. 



The induftry of thefe little animals, which 

 is as profitable as curious in itfelf, will 

 always continue to excite the admiration of 

 the wifer part of mankind. Swammerdam, 

 Reaumur, Hagftrom, D'Auhenton, Geoffroy, 

 and other authors, have wrote their hiftory With, 

 great accuracy. Swammerdam, above all, de- 

 serves to be read with the greateft attention. 



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