Bees and WaspsCambridge University Press, 2012 M03 22 - 142 pages Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Bees and Wasps by Oswald H. Latter was first published in 1913. Containing an engaging guide to British species of Hymenoptera, the text will remain of value to anyone with an interest in entomology and the history of science. |
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abdomen Aculeates Andrena Andrenidae antennae Apidae apparatus appearance attachment body Bombus bramble stems British burrow caterpillars close cocoon Coelioxys Colletes colour comb contain Crabro cuckoo Diploptera director drones edge enlarged entrance female flies flowers Fossors front legs genera genus ground grub habits hairs hairy Halicti Halictus hind legs hive hole honey honey-bee humble-bees Hymenoptera inch insects jaws labial palps large numbers larvae leaf-cutter length lora male mandibles maxillae Megachile mentum metatarsus nectar needles number of species observed Odynerus Osmia outer Oxybelus pair parasitic pellet perhaps piece plumbeus poison pollen Pompilids Pompilus portion posterior pupae queen sand seen shape side skin social-wasps soil solitary specimens Sphecodes spider spot sting structure submarginal summer surface swarm tarsal joints thorax tibia tongue tube tunnel Vespa viaticus wasp wasp-paper wasp's nest weather wing workers yellow and black young wasps