. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. lOO HYMENOPTERA. Fig. 41.—Sajn/go- 5-punclala ?, Britaiu. is less intenniptccl; the eyes are deeply emarginate ; the hino body is not s2nnose at the ajjex. The economy of Sapyga, the only genus, has been the subject of difference of opinion. Tlie views of Latreille and others that these species are parasitic upon bees is confirn:ed by the observations of Fabre, from which it appears that >S'. 5-punctata lives in the burrows of species of the bee-genus Osmia, consuming the store of provisions, consisting of honey-paste, that the bee has laid up for i
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. lOO HYMENOPTERA. Fig. 41.—Sajn/go- 5-punclala ?, Britaiu. is less intenniptccl; the eyes are deeply emarginate ; the hino body is not s2nnose at the ajjex. The economy of Sapyga, the only genus, has been the subject of difference of opinion. Tlie views of Latreille and others that these species are parasitic upon bees is confirn:ed by the observations of Fabre, from which it appears that >S'. 5-punctata lives in the burrows of species of the bee-genus Osmia, consuming the store of provisions, consisting of honey-paste, that the bee has laid up for its young. Ac- cording to the same distinguished observer, the Sapyga larva exhibits hypermetamorphosis { two consecutive forms), and in its young state destroys the egg of the bee ; but his observations on this point are incomplete and need repetition. We have two species of Sapyga in Britain; they differ in colour, and the sexes of 'S'. 5-punetata also differ in this respect; the abdomen, spotted with white in both sexes, is in the female variegate with red. Smith found our British Sapyga 5- ptmctata carrying cater- pillars. Sub-Fam. 5. Rhopalo- somides. —Antennae elongate, spinigerous ; ocelli very prominent; tarsi of peculiar structure, their claws hifid. This sub-family has recently been proposed by Ashmead ^ for ' P. cut. Soc. IVasldngton, iii. 1896, p. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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