Ovate, oval, but with the ends circumscribed by unequal segments of circles. Ovipositor = egg-depositor, 17. Pain, doubtful susceptibility of, 57. Palmæ, 41. Palmated, spread like a hand. Palpi, their probable use, 55. Panurgus, general observations on, 229. geography of, 69. infested by Nomada Fabriciana, 230. list of native species, 228. natural history of, 229. scientific description of, 227. Paraglossæ, 33. obsolete in the artisan bees, 33. where attached, 33. Parasites, different kinds of, 110. of bees, 109. Parasitical bees always the most highly coloured, 66, 105. unlike the sitos, 116. Cenobites, 302. Passions of bees, 56. Pecten or comb, a fringe of very short stiff hair attached to an organ, for various purposes. Pectinated, having an edge like a comb. Pediculus Melittæ, 209. Petiole, a foot stalk. Pharynx, 29, 30. Pile, long loose hair. Pilose, with long, distinct, flexible hair. Plantæ, 42, 46. structure of, in hive bee, 46. Plants agreeable to bees, 15. impregnated by bees, 11. Pleasures attending the pursuit of natural history, 14. Plumose, with long hair, but not thick. Pollen, collection of, 351. Pollen, mode of collecting and transferring from limb to limb, 43. probable reasons for the ways of carrying, 47. quantity usually collected, 360. Polliniferous, = pollen-collecting. Posterior legs, their structure for the conveyance of pollen, 46. where attached, 46. Post-scutellum, 26, 45. Priority, law of, the basis of synonymy, 131. Proboscis, 39. Process, a protuberance. Processes in bees, peculiarities of, 258. Propolis, nature of, 340. Prosopis emits an agreeable odour, 195. general observations upon, 193. geography of, 65. list of native species, 192. presumed parasitism of, 193. scientific description of, 191. supposed liable to Stylops, 195. Prothorax, 26, 41. Pubescent, covered with short fine hair. Pubescent, hirsute, setose, pilose, plumose, various relative conditions of hairiness. Pulvillus, 42. Punctate, impressed with many points. Punctulate, with fine impressed points. Punctured, with coarsely impressed points. Pupa of bees, 22. Queen-bee, administrative function of, 336. and worker constitute a unity, 331. description of, 322. etiquette of attendants, 329. Queen-bee, great fertility of, 334. loss of, disorganizes the hive, 335. number of eggs laid by, 346. Ray’s merits, 142. Réaumur’s description of the mode of lapping honey, 35. description of the structure of the tongue, 35. Recurrent nervures of wings, 45. Retuse, with an obtuse cavity. Ridged, with a slight projecting margin. Rugose, rough or irregularly wrinkled. St. Fargeau’s merits, 151. Sanskrit notice of bees and honey, 92.