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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 as the two following, and each of which receives a recurrent
nervure about its centre; _legs_ subspinose externally on the tibiæ, and
not polliniferous; _claws_ of tarsi small and not bifid. ABDOMEN oval,
glabrous, shining; terminal segment triangular, with its sides ridged.

The MALE scarcely differs, excepting in sometimes being more profusely
adorned with colour, but this is not always the case, the female being
often the most ornate. There are very slight differences in the antennæ
in the sexes, which may be readily associated together.


                            NATIVE SPECIES.

                       § _With filiform antennæ._

     1. _sexfasciata_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 5-6 lines. (Plate VIII. fig. 3 ♂ ♀.)
        _Schæfferella_, Kirby.
        _connexa_, Kirby.
     2. _Goodemana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5 lines. (Plate VIII. fig. 1 ♂ ♀.)
        _? succincta_, Panzer.
     3. _alternata_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5 lines.
        _Marshamella_, Kirby.
     4. _Lathburiana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5½ lines. (Plate VIII.fig. 2 ♂ ♀.)
     5. _varia_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines.
        _varia_, Kirby.
        _fucata_, Kirby.
     6. _ruficornis_, Linnæus, ♂ ♀.
        _ruficornis_, Kirby.
        _leucophthalma_, Kirby.
        _flava_, Kirby.
     7. _lateralis_, Panzer, ♂ ♀.  4-4½ lines. (Plate X. fig. 3 ♂ ♀.)
     8. _ochrostoma_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines. Hillana, Kirby.
     9. _signata_, Jurine, ♂ ♀. 4-5 lines. (Plate IX. fig. 1 ♂ ♀.)
    10. _borealis_, Zetterstedt, ♂ ♀. 3½-5 lines.
    11. _lineola_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 4-6 lines.
        _cornigera_, Kirby.
        _subcornuta_, Kirby.
        _Capreæ_, Kirby.
        _sexcincta_, Kirby.
    12. _xanthosticta_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2-2¾ lines.
    13. _flavoguttata_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2-3 lines. (Plate IX. fig. 3 ♂ ♀.)
    14. _furva_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 2-2½ lines.
        _rufocincta_, Kirby.
        _Sheppardana_, Kirby.
        _Dalii_, Curtis.
    15. _Germanica_, Panzer, ♂ ♀.  4 lines.
        _ferruginata_, Kirby.
    16. _Fabriciana_, Linnæus, ♂ ♀. 3½-5 lines. (Plate IX. fig. 2 ♂ ♀.)
        _Fabriciella_, Kirby.
        _quadrinotata_, Kirby.
    17. _armata_, Schaeffer, ♂ ♀. 5-5½ lines.
        _Kirbii_, Stephens.

                     §§ _With subclavate antennæ._

    18. _Jacobeæ_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines. (Plate X. fig. 1 ♂ ♀.)
        _Jacobeæ_, Kirby.
        _flavopicta_, Kirby.
    19. _Solidaginis_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 3½-4 lines. (Plate X. fig. 2 ♂ ♀.)
        _picta_, Kirby.
        _rufopicta_, Kirby.
    20. _Roberjeotiana_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 3 lines.


                         GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

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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

long as the two following, and each of which receives a recurrent
nervure about its centre; _legs_ subspinose externally on the tibiæ, and
not polliniferous; _claws_ of tarsi small and not bifid. ABDOMEN oval,
glabrous, shining; terminal segment triangular, with its sides ridged.

The MALE scarcely differs, excepting in sometimes being more profusely
adorned with colour, but this is not always the case, the female being
often the most ornate. There are very slight differences in the antennæ
in the sexes, which may be readily associated together.


                            NATIVE SPECIES.

                       § _With filiform antennæ._

     1. _sexfasciata_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 5-6 lines. (Plate VIII. fig. 3 ♂ ♀.)
        _Schæfferella_, Kirby.
        _connexa_, Kirby.
     2. _Goodemana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5 lines. (Plate VIII. fig. 1 ♂ ♀.)
        _? succincta_, Panzer.
     3. _alternata_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5 lines.
        _Marshamella_, Kirby.
     4. _Lathburiana_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-5½ lines. (Plate VIII.fig. 2 ♂ ♀.)
     5. _varia_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines.
        _varia_, Kirby.
        _fucata_, Kirby.
     6. _ruficornis_, Linnæus, ♂ ♀.
        _ruficornis_, Kirby.
        _leucophthalma_, Kirby.
        _flava_, Kirby.
     7. _lateralis_, Panzer, ♂ ♀.  4-4½ lines. (Plate X. fig. 3 ♂ ♀.)
     8. _ochrostoma_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines. Hillana, Kirby.
     9. _signata_, Jurine, ♂ ♀. 4-5 lines. (Plate IX. fig. 1 ♂ ♀.)
    10. _borealis_, Zetterstedt, ♂ ♀. 3½-5 lines.
    11. _lineola_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 4-6 lines.
        _cornigera_, Kirby.
        _subcornuta_, Kirby.
        _Capreæ_, Kirby.
        _sexcincta_, Kirby.
    12. _xanthosticta_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2-2¾ lines.
    13. _flavoguttata_, Kirby, ♂ ♀. 2-3 lines. (Plate IX. fig. 3 ♂ ♀.)
    14. _furva_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 2-2½ lines.
        _rufocincta_, Kirby.
        _Sheppardana_, Kirby.
        _Dalii_, Curtis.
    15. _Germanica_, Panzer, ♂ ♀.  4 lines.
        _ferruginata_, Kirby.
    16. _Fabriciana_, Linnæus, ♂ ♀. 3½-5 lines. (Plate IX. fig. 2 ♂ ♀.)
        _Fabriciella_, Kirby.
        _quadrinotata_, Kirby.
    17. _armata_, Schaeffer, ♂ ♀. 5-5½ lines.
        _Kirbii_, Stephens.

                     §§ _With subclavate antennæ._

    18. _Jacobeæ_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 4-4½ lines. (Plate X. fig. 1 ♂ ♀.)
        _Jacobeæ_, Kirby.
        _flavopicta_, Kirby.
    19. _Solidaginis_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 3½-4 lines. (Plate X. fig. 2 ♂ ♀.)
        _picta_, Kirby.
        _rufopicta_, Kirby.
    20. _Roberjeotiana_, Panzer, ♂ ♀. 3 lines.


                         GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

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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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