418 

 ILLUSTRATIONS. 



1 Eggs of insects, magniflc 

 S Larva), grubs, caterpilla: 



3 Pupae, or chrysalides 



4 Insects in the imago or perfect state 



maggots 



A Mason 



A Jaws of ma 



7 Cuckoo-fly 



i-wasp, magnified 



i nest and cocoons 





8 Mason-wi 



9 Mason- 



10 Nests, &c. of 



11 Mason-bee 



12 Exterior wall of mason-bee's nest 



13 Cells of mason-bee's nest . 



14 Varieties in cells of mason-bee's nest, three figure. 



15 Mason-bee and nest . 



16 Cell of mining-bee . 



17 Nests of carpenter-bees, four figu 



18 Carpenter bee 



It Teeth of carpenter-bee, magnified .' 



50 Nests of carpenter-wasps, two figures '. 



51 Carpenter- wasp . , 

 SS Cocoon of a carpenter- wasp ! ] 

 S3 Rose-leaf-cutter bees, and nest iined with row 

 2-1 Carder bees heckling moss for their nest* 



25 Exterior of the carder-bee's nest 



26 Breeding cells of the carder-bee '. \ 



27 Interior of carder- bee's nest, two figures ', 



28 Section of social wasp's nest 



29 Suspension rod of social wasp's nest . 



30 Portion of external crust of social-wasp's nest 

 81 Hornet's nest in its first stage . 



32 Singular wasp's nest . , 



33 Wasp's cells attached to a branch '. 



34 Nest of the card-maker-wasp . 



35 Part of a honeycomb, and bees at work '. 



36 Worker-bee, magnified 



37 Abdomen of wax-working bee . '. 



38 Structure of the legs of the bee for carrying propolh 



39 Curtain of wax workers scenting wax 



40 Wax-worker laying the foundation of the first cell 



41 Curtain of wax-workers . 



42 Arrangement of cells of hive-bees '. 



43 Foundation wall enlarged and the cells commenced 



44 visitors, with files, of the )„.,.-! ,„.,, m „,;,i, 



46 Excavations for eggs of tree-hopper, wi .1 ™i,,,l 



46 Ovipositor of saw fly protruded from its sheath, mm 



47 Ovipositor saw of saw fly, minified. 



48 Portion of saw-fly's comb-toothed rasp, and 



49 Nest of eggs of saw-fly . 



50 Lilac-tree moth . , 



51 Nest of a lilac leaf roller . 



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