. Bees and wasps. Bees; Wasps. V] BEES 71 are not found in localities from which these Hallcti are absent. On the other hand, several witnesses bear testimony to having seen Sphecodes making burrows for themselves. Hence the doubt arises as to whether Sphecodes has not yet completely fallen into parasitic habits; or, on the other hand, is on the upward path, and has only recently begun to collect and store pollen for its young. There is much need of close and patient observation of this interesting genus before a final verdict can be Fig. 13. Dasypoda hirtipes (about twice natural
. Bees and wasps. Bees; Wasps. V] BEES 71 are not found in localities from which these Hallcti are absent. On the other hand, several witnesses bear testimony to having seen Sphecodes making burrows for themselves. Hence the doubt arises as to whether Sphecodes has not yet completely fallen into parasitic habits; or, on the other hand, is on the upward path, and has only recently begun to collect and store pollen for its young. There is much need of close and patient observation of this interesting genus before a final verdict can be Fig. 13. Dasypoda hirtipes (about twice natural size) This chapter would be incomplete without some reference to the most beautiful not only of the Andrenids, but of all our British bees, Dasypoda hirtipes, as it is aptly, though somewhat pleonastically named. This is a large bee, not uncommon in sandy places, and in shape is very like an Audrena. The head and thorax are clothed with yellowish brown hair; the abdomen is black with conspicuous belts of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Latter, Oswald H. (Oswald Hawkins), b. 1864. Cambridge [Eng. ] University Press New York G. P. Putnam's sons
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