DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.
| 1. | Queen bee. |
| 1a. | Antenna of ditto. |
| 1b. | Hind leg of ditto. |
| 1c. | Front view of head of ditto. |
| 1d. | Mandible of ditto. |
| 2. | Worker, or imperfect female. |
| 2a. | Antenna of ditto. |
| 2b. | Hind leg of ditto, inner side showing the pollen-brushes. |
| 2b* | Ditto, outer side showing the pollen-basket. |
| 2c* | Side view of head. |
| 2c. | Back view of ditto, showing the junction of the gullet with the thorax, and position of the tongue and its appendages. |
| 2d. | Mandible. |
| 3. | Male, or drone. |
| 3a. | Antenna of ditto. |
| 3b. | Hind leg of ditto. |
| 3c. | Front view of head of ditto. |
| 3d. | Mandible of ditto. |
| A. | Enlarged view of the wing. B. Hind edge of fore wing, showing the thickened margin, and fore edge of hind wing, showing the hooks, which hold on to the thickened margin of the fore wing, and keep them together during flight. |
| 1. | Body of a bee divested of antennæ, legs, and wings, showing
the anatomy of the thorax and natural position of the
stomach. 5*. The eyes. a. The stemmata. bbb. The muscles that move the wings. c. The external covering of the thorax. ee. The bases of the wings. d. The honey-bag, or first stomach. f. The ventricle, or true stomach, distended with food. g. The rectum. h. The biliary vessels. i. Portion of the membranous tissue lining the inner surface of the segments, and enclosing the stomach and intestines. |
| 5*. | The eyes. |
| a. | The stemmata. |
| bbb. | The muscles that move the wings. |
| c. | The external covering of the thorax. |
| ee. | The bases of the wings. |
| d. | The honey-bag, or first stomach. |
| f. | The ventricle, or true stomach, distended with food. |
| g. | The rectum. |
| h. | The biliary vessels. |
| i. | Portion of the membranous tissue lining the inner surface of the segments, and enclosing the stomach and intestines. |
| 2. | The stomach emptied of its contents, to show the muscular
contraction of the ventricle. d. The honey-bag. f. The ventricle. g. The rectum. h. The biliary vessels. |
| d. | The honey-bag. |
| f. | The ventricle. |
| g. | The rectum. |
| h. | The biliary vessels. |
| 3. | The ligula, or tongue, and its appendages. l. The base of the ligula. m. The paraglossæ. n. The maxillæ. o. The labial palpi. p. The tongue. |
| l. | The base of the ligula. |
| m. | The paraglossæ. |
| n. | The maxillæ. |
| o. | The labial palpi. |
| p. | The tongue. |
| 4. | The sting and its muscles. s. Curved base of the outer sheath enclosing the sting. r. Muscles that move the sting. q. The attachment of the muscles to the outer covering of the abdomen. t. Poison-bag. u. Glands connected with the poison-bag. V. Honey-plates covering the muscles r, and to which the sheaths of the sting are attached at s. ** Base of sting connecting with the poison-bag t. * Tip of the same. |
| s. | Curved base of the outer sheath enclosing the sting. |
| r. | Muscles that move the sting. |
| q. | The attachment of the muscles to the outer covering of the abdomen. |
| t. | Poison-bag. |
| u. | Glands connected with the poison-bag. |
| V. | Honey-plates covering the muscles r, and to which the sheaths of the sting are attached at s. |
| ** | Base of sting connecting with the poison-bag t. |
| * | Tip of the same. |
| 4* | Magnified view of point of sting, showing the serrations on each side. |
| 5. | Three hexagonal prisms of a bee's eye (Swammerdam). |
| 6. | Abdominal plates of the bee, detached to show the wax cells. |
| 7. | Eggs of bee, natural size, and magnified (from Réaumur). |
| 8. | Helminthomorphous or apodal larva of a bee (Réaumur). |
