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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

long, and the posterior _coxæ_ and _trochanters_ have long hair beneath;
the _claws_ bifid. ABDOMEN ovate, the terminal segment with a
longitudinal linear incision in its centre.

The MALES differ in having the antennæ as long or longer than the
thorax; the _labrum_ transverse, linear, and the _abdomen_ usually
elongate and cylindrical, and much longer than the head and thorax.


                            NATIVE SPECIES.

     1. _xanthopus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5 ½ lines. (Plate IV. fig. 1 ♂♀.)
        _Lasioglossum tricingulum_, Curtis.
     2. _quadricinctus_, Fabricius, ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines.
        _quadricinctus_, Kirby.
     3. _rubicundus_, Christ. ♂ ♀. 4-5 lines.
        _rubicundus_, Kirby.
     4. _cylindricus_, Fabricius, ♂ ♀. 3-5 lines.
        _malachura_, Kirby.
        _fulvo-cincta_, Kirby.
        _abdominalis_, Kirby.
     5. _albipes_, Fabricius, ♂ ♀. 3-4 lines.
        _albipes_, Kirby.
        _obovata_, Kirby.
     6. _lævigatus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3-4½ lines.
        _lugubris_, Kirby.
     7. _leucozonius_, Schrank, ♂. 3-4½ lines.
        _leucozonius_, Kirby.
     8. _quadrinotatus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2-3 lines.
     9. _sexnotatus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀.
    10. _lævis_, Kirby, ♀. 4 lines.
    11. _fulvicornis_, Kirby, ♂. 4 lines.
    12. _minutus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2½-3½ lines.
    13. _nitidiusculus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2-3 lines.
    14. _minutissimus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 1½-2½ lines. (Plate IV. fig. 3 ♂ ♀.)
    15. _flavipes_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3-4 lines. (Plate IV. fig. 2 ♂ ♀.)
        _seladonia_, Kirby.
    16. _Smeathmanellus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2½-3½ lines.
    17. _æratus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2½-3 lines.
    18. _leucopus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3-3½ lines.
    19. _morio_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2-2½ lines.


                         GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

This genus was named by Latreille from _ἁλίξω_, to _crowd_, or _collect
together_, from the fact of their nidificating in numbers on the same
spot.

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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

Shuckard, William Edward

Bees; Hymenoptera -- Great Britain

long, and the posterior _coxæ_ and _trochanters_ have long hair beneath;
the _claws_ bifid. ABDOMEN ovate, the terminal segment with a
longitudinal linear incision in its centre.

The MALES differ in having the antennæ as long or longer than the
thorax; the _labrum_ transverse, linear, and the _abdomen_ usually
elongate and cylindrical, and much longer than the head and thorax.


                            NATIVE SPECIES.

     1. _xanthopus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5 ½ lines. (Plate IV. fig. 1 ♂♀.)
        _Lasioglossum tricingulum_, Curtis.
     2. _quadricinctus_, Fabricius, ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines.
        _quadricinctus_, Kirby.
     3. _rubicundus_, Christ. ♂ ♀. 4-5 lines.
        _rubicundus_, Kirby.
     4. _cylindricus_, Fabricius, ♂ ♀. 3-5 lines.
        _malachura_, Kirby.
        _fulvo-cincta_, Kirby.
        _abdominalis_, Kirby.
     5. _albipes_, Fabricius, ♂ ♀. 3-4 lines.
        _albipes_, Kirby.
        _obovata_, Kirby.
     6. _lævigatus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3-4½ lines.
        _lugubris_, Kirby.
     7. _leucozonius_, Schrank, ♂. 3-4½ lines.
        _leucozonius_, Kirby.
     8. _quadrinotatus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2-3 lines.
     9. _sexnotatus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀.
    10. _lævis_, Kirby, ♀. 4 lines.
    11. _fulvicornis_, Kirby, ♂. 4 lines.
    12. _minutus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2½-3½ lines.
    13. _nitidiusculus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2-3 lines.
    14. _minutissimus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 1½-2½ lines. (Plate IV. fig. 3 ♂ ♀.)
    15. _flavipes_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3-4 lines. (Plate IV. fig. 2 ♂ ♀.)
        _seladonia_, Kirby.
    16. _Smeathmanellus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2½-3½ lines.
    17. _æratus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2½-3 lines.
    18. _leucopus_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 3-3½ lines.
    19. _morio_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2-2½ lines.


                         GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

This genus was named by Latreille from _ἁλίξω_, to _crowd_, or _collect
together_, from the fact of their nidificating in numbers on the same
spot.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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

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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