But to return: what we call science is the mere accidence of nature, which in fact aggravates our infirmity by permitting our intelligence to attempt to grasp, through the various details, their intricate combinations. But as truth sooner arises out of error if methodically pursued, and its results recorded, than out of confusion and guesswork, theories based upon observation, however inaccurate at first, ultimately lead up to the certain acquisition of the truth itself.
AN EASY DISTRIBUTION OF THE BEES,
THE NUMBERS REFERRING TO THE SCIENTIFIC SERIES.
Andrenidæ (Subnormal Bees).
TONGUE SHORTER THAN THE MAXILLÆ, PORRECT.
Posterior tibiæ clothed with hair to convey pollen.
Two submarginal cells.
Posterior legs very robust, polliniferous
hair on tibiæ and plantæ