EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 
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Fio. 46. — Female Bee-Moth. See p. 229. 
Fig. 59. — Female Bee-Moth, with Ovipositor extruded, and eggs passing through 
it. See p. 230. 
Fio. CO.— Male Bee-Moth. See p. 229. 
Fig. Cl.— Small Male Bee-Moth. See p. 229. 
Fig. 02.— Head of Moxicnn Honey-Hornet, magnified. See p. 87. 
Fig. C3.— Hoad of Honey-Bee, magnified. See p. 87. 
Figs. Cl, C5.— Jaws of Honey-Hornet and Honey-Bee, magnified. See p. 87. 
Some of these Illustrations wore taken from Swammerdam, Keaumur, and 
Huber. 
PLATE XIV.— For an explanation of this plate, which represents the different 
kinds of Cells in the Honey-Comb, see p. CC. 
PLATE XV.— For an explanation of Fio. 43, which represents Worker and Drone- 
Comb, of natural size, see p. 74. 
Fio. 58.— A Group of Queen Cells, drawn from a specimen found in the Author* 
hive. Seo p. 191. 
PLATE XVI.— Fio. 51.— Proboscis of a Worker-Bee, highly magnified. See p. 56. 
Fig. 63, Plate XIII., shows the Proboscis attached to the head. 
Fig. 52.— Abdomen of a Worker-Bee, magnified. 
PLATE XVII.— Fig. 53.— Sting of a Worker, highly magnified. Seo p. 56. 
Fig. 54.— Iloney-sac, Intestines, Stomach, and Rectum of a Worker-Bee. Sea 
p. 56. 
PLATE XVIII. — For an explanation of this plate, which represents the Ovaries 
(and adjacent parts) of a Queen-Bee, see p. 35. 
PLATE XIX. — Fig. 56. — Cocoons spun by Larva of the Bee-Moth. Seo p. 233. 
PLATE XX.— Fio. 57.— Mass of Webs, Cocoons, and Excrements left in a Hive 
destroyed by tho Larva} of the Bee-Moth. See p. 285. 
PLATE XXI.— Figs. 66, 67, 68, 69, and 70.— German method of Wintering Bees 
Seo p. 84S. 
PLATE XXII.— Fig. 71 is the Frontispiece to tho First Edition. See p. 331. 
PLATE XXIII. — Shows the position in which a Frame is hold when taken from 
the Movable-Comb Hive. — See p. 171. 
