The close of the work concurs with the termination of the history of its crowning marvel; and I take leave of my readers, with a reiteration of the hope that it may stimulate them to undertake a study, wherein, each step of their progress, expands the delightful contemplation of the manifestations of the predominance of a vast design, emanating from the paternal benevolence of an august, supreme, and wisely superintending Providence.
“To-morrow to fresh woods and pastures new.”—_Milton._
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Abdomen, 25. and its differences of form, 47. causes of differences of clothing and form lie in its use, 48. colour and marking and clothing of, characteristic, 47. elliptical, or lanceolate and truncated, 48.
Acuminate, terminating gradually in a sharp point.
Analogies between the stages of bees and flowers, 15.
Andrena, general observations upon, 264 geography of, 67. infested by Stylops and Nomada, 208. list of native species, 201. natural history of, 205. scientific description of, 200.
Andrenidæ, abnormal bees, 160. diagram of mode of folding the tongue in repose, 39.
Antennæ, 26, 28. apparatus for cleaning, 42. form and structure in Eucera, 29. possible complex function of, 57.
Antennæ, sexual differences in length, 233. their probable use, 55, 57. used as means of communication, 58.
Anthidium, general observations on, 281. geography of, 75. native species, 279. natural history of, 282. scientific description of, 279.
Anthocopa, general observations on, 292. geography of, 76. native species of, 292. natural history of, 293. scientific description of, 290.
Anthophora, general observations on, 238. geography of, 70. infested by Melecta, 240. list of native species, 238. natural history of, 238. scientific description of, 236. trophi of, 29.
Apathus, general observations on, 304. geography of, 77. list of native species, 304. scientific description of, 302. the Bombi they infest, 306.
Apidæ, diagram of the mode of folding the tongue in repose, 39. = normal bees, 160, 227.
Apis, general observations on, 321. geography of, 79. native species, 321. natural history of, 322. origin of names, 321. scientific description of, 318. see “Bee” and “Bees.”