On British wild flowers considered in relation to insects (1890)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · London ; New York : Macmillan · leaf 39
optera," p. 7). with the mouth - parts ex- tended. /<z, paraglossae ; //. That the mouth of Prosopis ligula ; //, labial palpi ; pm. maxillary palpi ; mt, men- probably represents the condi- turn ; si, stipes ; md, man - dibles ; c, cardo ; o, eye. tion of that of the ancestors of the Hive-bees,… … FIG. 13.— Prosopis. FIG. 14.— Mouth-parts of also seen from below. We may therefore considei that Prosopis shows in this respect no special adap- tation for the acquirement of honey, arid in fact, C
Fertilization of plants by insects · Insect-plant relationships · Wild flowers -- Great Britain · Flowers -- Color
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