Figs. 24 and 25. _Anthophora pilipes F._: male and female. A spring
bee, the male of which may often be seen in gardens, darting from
flower to flower (p. 81); while the female collects pollen; it forms
large colonies (p. 62).
Fig. 26. _Melecta armata Pz._: cuckoo of _Anthophora pilipes_.
Fig. 27. _Anthidium manicatum L._: invests its cells with the down off
the stems of labiate plants, which it strips off with its mandibles (p.
50).
Fig. 28. _Osmia bicolor Schr._: female; nests in snail-shells, which it
sometimes covers up with small pieces of grass-stems till a little
mound is formed, resembling a diminutive ants' nest (p. 59).
Fig. 29. _Bombus terrestris L._: female. One of the commonest of our
Humble Bees; it nests in the ground. It is the host of _Psithyrus
vestalis_, which resembles it very closely in colour; it is this
species that was exhibited by Mr. Sladen at the Maidstone Agricultural
Hall (p. 41).
Fig. 30. _Bombus lapidarius L._: another common Humble Bee, also an
underground builder; it is the host of _Psithyrus rupestris_.
Fig. 31. _Psithyrus rupestris F._: female; the cuckoo of _Bombus
lapidarius_, which it closely resembles except for the nearly black
colour of the wings.
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