. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. H YMENOP TERA. 653. them are among the larger insects of the order. The family includes two quite distinct subfamilies. To the BembecifKB (Bem-be-ci^nse) belong the smaller forms, which are usually black with greenish or greenish-yellow bands. With these the labrum is longer than the clypeus, forming a triangular beak (Fig. T]€). They burrow in sand, and provision their nests with flies. To the Sthhice (Sti-zi'nse) Fig. 776.—Face of Bembex. /, labrum. belong the giants of the fam- ily. With these the labrum is shorter than the clypeus (Fig. T]^^* O
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. H YMENOP TERA. 653. them are among the larger insects of the order. The family includes two quite distinct subfamilies. To the BembecifKB (Bem-be-ci^nse) belong the smaller forms, which are usually black with greenish or greenish-yellow bands. With these the labrum is longer than the clypeus, forming a triangular beak (Fig. T]€). They burrow in sand, and provision their nests with flies. To the Sthhice (Sti-zi'nse) Fig. 776.—Face of Bembex. /, labrum. belong the giants of the fam- ily. With these the labrum is shorter than the clypeus (Fig. T]^^* Our best-known represen- . tative is the Cicada-killer, Sphecius speciosus Fig. 777.— Face of ^ . sphecius. /, labrum. (Sphc'ci-us spc-ci-o^sus). It is a formidable in- sect, measuring one and one fourth inches in length. It is black, sometimes of a rusty color, and has the abdomen banded with yellow (Fig. 778). It digs burrows in the 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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