. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history; Natuurlijke historie; Sociale geschiedenis; Culturele antropologie. A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Genus Allodape. 421 mately, at the same time. It is probable that the bee lays and fastens the row of eggs in rapid succession. The feeding of the larvae is accomplished in the following manner. The mother bee deposits the food in the space left between the heads of the larvae so that they can all feed at the same time from the same food supply. The pupae and the larvae after the last casting of
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history; Natuurlijke historie; Sociale geschiedenis; Culturele antropologie. A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Genus Allodape. 421 mately, at the same time. It is probable that the bee lays and fastens the row of eggs in rapid succession. The feeding of the larvae is accomplished in the following manner. The mother bee deposits the food in the space left between the heads of the larvae so that they can all feed at the same time from the same food supply. The pupae and the larvae after the last casting of skin are found near the. /^a/ull- /ari^a fon^ Fig. 2.—Allodape pringlei, Cameron {pungens, Brauns, ). a, Adult larva. 6, Larva 4 mm. long, c, Head of adult larva from above, d, Interior of a hollow stem of Rubus, with the eggs fastened by one pole in a row. entrance, and the agglomeration of larvae still feeding are below them, nearer to the bottom. In principle the manner in which the larvae are fed in the two typical instances here given is really the same. The larvae are not fed directly by the mother bee, nor by regurgitation, but they are fitted with integumentary organs for holding the food near the buccal parts, and also in one case for clinging to the walls of the cavity. They use the food supply in a way similar to that which that eminent observer of ants and their life-history. Professor W. M. Wheeler, has shown us so clearly to happen in the case of Ponerine Ant larvae. It may be stated, however, that the larva casts off the integumentary. 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 South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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