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British Bees: An Introduction into the Studies of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British IslesShuckard, William Edward

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

Name: British Bees: An Introduction into the Studies of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British Isles
Author: Shuckard, William Edward

Shuckard, William Edward

Bees; Hymenoptera -- Great Britain

None of these insects exhibit any positive colouring of the integument,
excepting in some upon the abdomen, which exhibits red bands, and is
disposed to vary considerably in intensity and breadth, and in some the
_clypeus_ and _face_ are of a cream-colour, but which occurs chiefly
among the males. They are very dissimilar in general appearance, some
being densely pubescent all over, others merely so on the head and
thorax; others are banded with white decumbent down, and some are wholly
unmarked upon the abdomen. These peculiarities help to group them, and
thus facilitate their recognition.


                            NATIVE SPECIES.

  § _Banded with red on the abdomen, the segments of which are more or
                             less fringed._

     1. _Hattorfiana_, Fab., ♂ ♀. 6—7 lines.
        _Lathamana_, Kirby, ♀.
        _hæmorrhoidalis_, Kirby, ♀.
     2. _zonalis_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4½-5 lines.
     3. _florea_, Fabricius, ♂ ♀. 5-6½ lines.
        _Rosæ_, Kirby, var.
     4. _Rosæ_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 4-6 lines. (Plate III. fig. 1 ♂ ♀.)
       _Rosæ_, Kirby, ♀.
     5. _decorata_, Smith, ♂ ♀. 5-6½ lines.
     6. _Schrankella_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5 lines.
        _ affinis_, Kirby.
     7. _cingulata_, Fabricius, ♂ ♀. 3½-4 lines. (Plate III. fig. 3 ♂
        ♀.)
        _cingulata_, Kirby.

 §§ _Abdominal segments edged with decumbent short down, or fringed with
                               long hair._

     8. _longipes_, Shuckard, ♂ ♀. 4-6 lines. (Plate III. fig. 2 ♂ ♀.)
     9. _chrysosceles_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3½-4½ lines.
    10. _dorsata_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines.
        _combinata_, Kirby.
        _nudiuscula_, Kirby.
    11. _connectens_, Kirby. 5 lines.
    12. _Wilkella_, Kirby, ♀. 5¾ lines.
    13. _Coitana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4 lines.
        _Shawella_, Kirby.
    14. _labialis_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 5½-6 lines.
    15. _Lewinella_, ♂. 3¾ lines.
    16. _xanthura_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3½-6 lines.
        _ovatula_, Kirby.
    17. _Collinsonana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3½-4½ lines.
        _digitalis_, Kirby.
        _proxima_, Kirby.
    18. _albicrus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5½ lines.
        _barbilabris_, Kirby.
    19. _minutula_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2½-3½ lines.
        _parvula_, Kirby.
    20. _nana_, Kirby, ♀. 3½ lines.
    21. _convexiuscula_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 5 lines.
    22. _Kirbyi_, Curtis, ♀. 6 lines.
    23. _fuscata_, Kirby, ♀. 4½ lines.
    24. _Afzeliella_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4½-5 lines.
    25. _fulvicrus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3½-5¼ lines.
        _contigua_, Kirby.
    26. _fulvago_, Christ. ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines.
        _fulvago_, Kirby.
    27. _tibialis_, Kirby. 5-7¼ lines.
        _atriceps_, Kirby.
    28. _Mouffetella_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 5-7 lines.
    29. _nigro-ænea_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 5-6½ lines.
    30. _bimaculata_, Kirby, ♂. 5½ lines.
    31. _Trimmerana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 5-6 lines.
    32. _conjuncta_, Smith, ♀. 5½ lines.
    33. _varians_, Rossi, ♂ ♀. 4-5½ lines.
    34. _helvola_, Linnæus, ♂ ♀. 5-5½ lines.
        _picipes_, Kirby, ♂.
        _angulosa_, Kirby.
    35. _Gwynana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀.

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British Bees: An Introduction into the Studies of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British IslesShuckard, William Edward

Science

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

Shuckard, William Edward

Bees; Hymenoptera -- Great Britain

None of these insects exhibit any positive colouring of the integument,
excepting in some upon the abdomen, which exhibits red bands, and is
disposed to vary considerably in intensity and breadth, and in some the
_clypeus_ and _face_ are of a cream-colour, but which occurs chiefly
among the males. They are very dissimilar in general appearance, some
being densely pubescent all over, others merely so on the head and
thorax; others are banded with white decumbent down, and some are wholly
unmarked upon the abdomen. These peculiarities help to group them, and
thus facilitate their recognition.


                            NATIVE SPECIES.

  § _Banded with red on the abdomen, the segments of which are more or
                             less fringed._

     1. _Hattorfiana_, Fab., ♂ ♀. 6—7 lines.
        _Lathamana_, Kirby, ♀.
        _hæmorrhoidalis_, Kirby, ♀.
     2. _zonalis_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4½-5 lines.
     3. _florea_, Fabricius, ♂ ♀. 5-6½ lines.
        _Rosæ_, Kirby, var.
     4. _Rosæ_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 4-6 lines. (Plate III. fig. 1 ♂ ♀.)
       _Rosæ_, Kirby, ♀.
     5. _decorata_, Smith, ♂ ♀. 5-6½ lines.
     6. _Schrankella_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5 lines.
        _ affinis_, Kirby.
     7. _cingulata_, Fabricius, ♂ ♀. 3½-4 lines. (Plate III. fig. 3 ♂
        ♀.)
        _cingulata_, Kirby.

 §§ _Abdominal segments edged with decumbent short down, or fringed with
                               long hair._

     8. _longipes_, Shuckard, ♂ ♀. 4-6 lines. (Plate III. fig. 2 ♂ ♀.)
     9. _chrysosceles_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3½-4½ lines.
    10. _dorsata_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines.
        _combinata_, Kirby.
        _nudiuscula_, Kirby.
    11. _connectens_, Kirby. 5 lines.
    12. _Wilkella_, Kirby, ♀. 5¾ lines.
    13. _Coitana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4 lines.
        _Shawella_, Kirby.
    14. _labialis_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 5½-6 lines.
    15. _Lewinella_, ♂. 3¾ lines.
    16. _xanthura_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3½-6 lines.
        _ovatula_, Kirby.
    17. _Collinsonana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3½-4½ lines.
        _digitalis_, Kirby.
        _proxima_, Kirby.
    18. _albicrus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5½ lines.
        _barbilabris_, Kirby.
    19. _minutula_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2½-3½ lines.
        _parvula_, Kirby.
    20. _nana_, Kirby, ♀. 3½ lines.
    21. _convexiuscula_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 5 lines.
    22. _Kirbyi_, Curtis, ♀. 6 lines.
    23. _fuscata_, Kirby, ♀. 4½ lines.
    24. _Afzeliella_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4½-5 lines.
    25. _fulvicrus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3½-5¼ lines.
        _contigua_, Kirby.
    26. _fulvago_, Christ. ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines.
        _fulvago_, Kirby.
    27. _tibialis_, Kirby. 5-7¼ lines.
        _atriceps_, Kirby.
    28. _Mouffetella_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 5-7 lines.
    29. _nigro-ænea_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 5-6½ lines.
    30. _bimaculata_, Kirby, ♂. 5½ lines.
    31. _Trimmerana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 5-6 lines.
    32. _conjuncta_, Smith, ♀. 5½ lines.
    33. _varians_, Rossi, ♂ ♀. 4-5½ lines.
    34. _helvola_, Linnæus, ♂ ♀. 5-5½ lines.
        _picipes_, Kirby, ♂.
        _angulosa_, Kirby.
    35. _Gwynana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀.

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

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