Transactions of the Entomological Society of London . March 1900, is14 inches in length, with a somewhat spoon-shapedprolongation at the entrance. The Nests of Bees of the genus Trigona. 135 Trigona ruficornis, Smith.* When the nest above described was received, Mr. Ridleyalso sent a nest of Trigona ruficornis, Smith, one of thesmallest bees known. This was in a post in the BotanicGardens at Singapoie, in a cavity evidently excavated byTermites. The nest from which the type of this specieswas described (Tr. Zool. Soc, vii, p. 185) was in a similarexcavation. The nest is 8 inches long, in a cyl
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London . March 1900, is14 inches in length, with a somewhat spoon-shapedprolongation at the entrance. The Nests of Bees of the genus Trigona. 135 Trigona ruficornis, Smith.* When the nest above described was received, Mr. Ridleyalso sent a nest of Trigona ruficornis, Smith, one of thesmallest bees known. This was in a post in the BotanicGardens at Singapoie, in a cavity evidently excavated byTermites. The nest from which the type of this specieswas described (Tr. Zool. Soc, vii, p. 185) was in a similarexcavation. The nest is 8 inches long, in a cylindrical cavity ofabout 2^ inches diameter. There are various irregulargalleries or means of communication formed of blackwaxy substance. In the lower part for about 4A inchesthe space is occupied by closely-placed irregular closedchambers, generally about one quarter of an inch in length,formed of very thin, brownish wax. (Fig. 2.) Thesechambers were nearly all filled with honey; two or threewith pollen. In the upper part of the nest are the brood.
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