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Some Nebraska Bees, J. C. Crawford Jr.
A New Genus Of Bees, J. C. Crawford Jr.
A New Genus Of Bees, J. C. Crawford Jr.
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Protandremopsis, new genus.-Labial palpi four-jointed, r about twice as long as 2-4 together, 2-4 slightly decreasing in length; maxillary palpi 6-jointed, 1 and 2 subequal, longer than any of the following joints ; 3, 5 and 6 subequal, 4 slightly longer; tongue long, lanceolate; mandibles simple; labrum transverse, process of labrum large, almost covering labrum; foveae present, small; stigma large, well developed, nearly two-thirds the length of the obliquely truncate, subappendiculate marginal cell, which is about as long as the two submarginals together; second submarginal fully one-third longer than the first, receiving the first recurrent nervure about one-third from base …
A New Bombus From Costa Rica, J. C. Crawford Jr.
A New Bombus From Costa Rica, J. C. Crawford Jr.
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Black, with deep black pubescence, except that on anterior half of mesothorax, which is grayish, tipped with black, and on abdominal segments 3-6, which is pure white; clypeus arched, weakly and very sparsely punctured; labrum basally with two widely separated tubercles; joint r of flagellum equal to 2 and 3 together; wings deeply infuscated, iridescent; basal joint of hind tarsi not pointed at apex; pubescence of legs black. Length 21-22 mm.
The Nesting Of A Carpenter Bee, Wilmatte Porter Cockerell
The Nesting Of A Carpenter Bee, Wilmatte Porter Cockerell
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About the middle of August when the flowers are at their best in our mountain canyon (Beulah, New Mexico), and the wild bees and butterflies have a daily surfeit of nectar, this clever little carpenter goes to work to make a storehouse and to provide for the young of the next generation. Many bees and wasps make their nests by cutting out; burrows in trees and bushes, but few work as quickly and skillfully as Clisodon terminalis.