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Bees and Wasps
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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Bees and Wasps
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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Bees and Wasps

Bees and Wasps

by Oswald H. Latter
Bees and Wasps

Bees and Wasps

by Oswald H. Latter

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781107605749
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 03/22/2012
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 142
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.31(d)

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.
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