Bees and Wasps
Bees and Wasps
Oswald H. Latter
March 2012
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Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Bees and Wasps by Oswald H. Latter was first published in 1913. Containing an engaging guide to British species of Hymenoptera, the text will remain of value to anyone with an interest in entomology and the history of science.
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March 2012Paperback
9781107605749
142 pages
203 × 127 × 8 mm
0.16kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Fossores or digger-wasps: Pompilid section
- 3. Fossores or digger-wasps: Sphegid section
- 4. Diplotera (double-winged wasps)
- 5. Bees (Anthophila, or flower-lovers)
- 6. Long-pointed-tongued bees (Apidae)
- 7. The social-bees
- 8. Some structural features: the sting and the 'tongue'
- 9. Collecting and preserving aculeate Hymenoptera
- Bibliography
- Index.
