Orchid bee Euglossa dentata 5, antenna bee Eucera antennata 6, cuckoo bee Nomada miniata 7, ashy mining bee Andrena cineraria 8, Hylaeus bee 9, and sand wasp Bembix rostrata 10. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837. Engraved by Chiussone, drawn by Pretre, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli.

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