The Hiflory of ANIMALS. 
rax yellow, and the anus 
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ImtntolM&ee. 
This fpecies is of the number of thofe commonly diftingui&ed by the name of the 
Humble-bee. and is the largeft of them all: it is near three quarters of an inch m lengthy 
and a third of an inch in breadth: it’s body is all over black, and very hairy, only 
that the hinder extremity about the anus is white, and on the anterior part there is a 
little yellownefs: the thorax is black, but has a flight line of yellow alfo on it s ante- 
rior part; and the legs are black. , . *. . , . , 
It is very common about our hedges, and in gardens and orchards 5 it is not apt 
to fting unprovoked, but, when it does, the wound is very painful. All the writers 
on Infeds have defcribed it under the name of Bombylius, and Bombylius vulgaris. 
The other fpecies of the Apis are very numerous s having thus defcribed one of 
each of the common diftindions, the reft fhall be enumerated^ under the fame dm- 
£ons, and will be eafily diftinguilhed by their names, without farther idefcnptions 
i Of thofe called Wafp there are, i. The common Wafp. 2. The black Waip, 
with five of the fegments of the body yellow, and the firft very remote. 3. The 
black Wafp with the bafe of the thorax yellow, and with four of the fegments ot the 
body yellow, the firft very remote. 4. The black Wafp, with the bafe and the apex 
of the thorax yellowilh, and with four yellow fafcias on the body, the third of them 
interrupted, c. The black Wafp, with four yellow fafcias on the body, the three 
firft interrupted. 6. The fmooth, black Wafp, with three yellow fafci® on the body, 
the firft of them very remote. 7. The fmooth, black Wafp, with three yellow faf” 
cite on the body, the third very remote, and the firft joint of the body infundibuli- 
form. B. The fmooth, black Wafp, with yellow legs, and with three yellow fafcia? 
on the body, the firft interrupted. 9. The Wafp, with the black thorax with yellow 
lines, and with the fegments of the body black and yellow at the edges; the firft and 
fecond ferrugineous. 10. The Wafp, with the legs and the jaws yellow, black at the 
extremity, and with the incifures of the body fmooth and black at the edges. 11. The 
black Wafp, with the jaws and the legs yellow. 12. The black Wafp, with the legs 
and the front of the head yellow. 13. The black Wafp, with the firft joint of the 
body infundibuliform, the fecond very large and campanulated. _ ^ , 
2. Of thofe called Bees there are, 1. The common Bee, which is kept in hives for 
the fake of the wax and honey. 2. The fmooth Bee, of a brafty black colour with¬ 
out fpots, and with the legs ferrugineous. 3. The greyifh, fomewhat hairy Bee, 
with a conic body, and with the edge of the fegments of a yellowifh-white. 4. Tne 
greyifh, hairy Bee, with a yellow head, and with a black body, with the fegments 
marked with white. 5. The hairy Bee, with the head and thorax black, the body 
xeddifh, and the forehead bicornate. 6. The hairy Bee, with a black head aftd red 
body, and with a white forehead. 7. The black Bee, with four white lines on the 
body, and with a brownifh-yellow, Woolly matter underneath. 8. The black Bee, 
with ferrugineous legs, and with four yellow fpots on each fide of the body. 9. The 
little coal-black Bee, with a red tail. 
3. Of thofe called Humble-bees -there are the following, 1. The black, hairy Hum¬ 
ble-bee, without any variegation. 2. The black, hairy Humble-bee, vdth a brown 
tail. 3. The black, hairy Humble-bee, with a yellowish, tawny tail. 4. The 
hairy Humble-bee, with the thorax black, and the body yellow. 5. The hairy, taw¬ 
ny Humble-bee, with the body yellow. 6. The hairy, tawny Bee, with the 
body black in the middle, and white at the extremity. 7. The long-haired, teddifh 
Humble-bee, with yellowifh variegations. 8. The fmaller, black Humble-bee, with 
the extremity of the body of an orange colour. 9. The large Humble-bee all over 
black, except for a long yellow down upon part of the firft pair of legs, io, The 
great, black Humble-bee, with two tranfverfe, yellow lines, one on the thorax, the 
other on the middle of the body. 11. The very large, black Humble-bee, with a 
dufky yellow tail, and a line of the fame colour on the lower part of the body. 
12. The large, black Humble-bee, with a reddifh tail, and with a greenifti-yellow 
fafcia on the fummit of the thorax. 13. The very hairy, great, whitifh Humble- 
bee, with a reddifh tail. 14. The black Humble-bee, with a reddifh tail, and two 
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