British Bees / An Introduction into the Studies of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British Isles

by William Edward Shuckard

Abdomen entire at apex; maxillary

palpi half the length of the

maxillæ - Cilissa (5).

Abdomen with a vertical incision

at the apex - Halictus (7).

Posterior tibiæ without hair to convey pollen.

Two submarginal cells to the wings. - Prosopis (2).

Three submarginal cells to the wings. - Sphecodes (3).

Apidæ (Normal Bees).

Tongue as long or longer than the maxillæ, inflected beneath, and covered by the maxillæ in repose.