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EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 
Fio. 46. — Female Bee-Moth. 8ee p. 229. 
Fig. 59. — Female Bee-Moth, with Ovipositor extruded, and eggs passing through 
it. See p. 280. 
Fig. 60.— Male Bee-Moth. See p. 229. 
Fig. 61. — Small Male Bee-Moth. See p. 229. 
Fig. 62. — Head of Mexican Honey-Hornet, magnified. Soe p. 87. 
Fiq. 68. — Ilead of Honey-Bee, magnified. See p. 87. 
Figs. 64, 65. — Jaws of Honey-Hornet and Honey-Bee, magnified. See p. 87. 
Some of these Illustrations wore taken from Swammerdam, Boaumur, and 
Huber. 
PLATE XIV. — For an explanation of this plate, which represents the different 
kinds of Cells in the Honey-Comb, see p. 66. 
PLATE XV. — For an explanation of Fig. 48, which represents Worker and Dione- 
Comb, of natural size, see p. 74. 
Fig. 58. — A Group of Queen Cells, drawn from a specimon found in tho Author’s 
hive. 8eo p. 191. 
PLATE XVI.— Fig. 51. — Proboscis of a Worker-Bee, highly magnified. See p. 5& 
Fig. 63, Plate XIII., shows the Proboscis attached to the head. 
Fig. 52.— Abdomen of a Worker-Bee, magnified. 
PLATE XVII.— Fig. 58. — Sting of a Worker, highly magnified. 8eo p. 56. 
Fig. 54. — Honey-sac, Intestines, 8tomach, and Rectum of a Worker-Bee. Bee 
p. 56. 
PLATE XVIII— For on explanation of this plate, which represents tho Ovaries 
(and adjacent parts) of a Queen-Bee, see p. 85. 
PLATE XIX.— Fig. 56.— Cocoons spun by Larv© of tho Bee-Moth. See p. 233. 
PLATE XX.— Fig. 57. — Mass of Webs, Cocoons, and Excrements loft in a Hive 
destroyed by tho Larva of the Boo-Moth. See p. 285. 
PLATE XXI.— Figs. 66, 67, 68, 69, and TO. — Gorman mothod of Wintering Boos 
See p. 848. 
PLATE XXII.— Fio. 71 is tho Frontispiece to the First Edition. See p. 83L 
PLATE XXIII. — Shows the position in which a Frame is held whon taken from 
the MovAblo-Comb Hive.— See p. 111. 
