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AN American correspondent writes asking Mr. A. R. Wallace, through NATURE, his opinion as to the genus Apis. Are dorsata, zonata, indica, adansoni, nigro-cincta, and florea, each or all distinct species? or, our correspondent asks, are some of these like ligustica and fasciata, simply varieties of mellifica? Also as to structure and habits of A. dorsata and others, which Mr. Wallace has personally seen and handled.
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SMITH, F. BEES . Nature 18, 313 (1878). https://doi.org/10.1038/018313a0
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