The entomologist's text book : an introduction to the natural history, structure, physiology and classification of insects, including the Crustacea and Arachnida . W^w& -Zi^l iv? ey J^ , r/jTit LEPIDOPTERA. 389 The fossorial Hymenoptera either burrow solitarily intosand, wood, &c., provisioning their nests with other insects,or are parasitic upon other Fossores. Some of the Vespidaare also similarly fossorial, but the true wasps live in societies,consisting of males, females, and neuters, and constructing. Nest of Tree-wasp just commenced. nests of various sizes and forms. The Mellifera consis


The entomologist's text book : an introduction to the natural history, structure, physiology and classification of insects, including the Crustacea and Arachnida . W^w& -Zi^l iv? ey J^ , r/jTit LEPIDOPTERA. 389 The fossorial Hymenoptera either burrow solitarily intosand, wood, &c., provisioning their nests with other insects,or are parasitic upon other Fossores. Some of the Vespidaare also similarly fossorial, but the true wasps live in societies,consisting of males, females, and neuters, and constructing. Nest of Tree-wasp just commenced. nests of various sizes and forms. The Mellifera consist ofthe various species of bees, the Andrenidce, and manyof the AjndcB being either fossorial(but provisioning their nests withpollen-paste), or are parasitic uponother bees; whilst some of the species,as the humble-bees and hive-l)ees, aresocial, living in large communities. Andrenri negro-anea.


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