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IN his interesting communication respecting the relations supposed to exist between Trigona and Membracis, Dr. H. Müller appears to have overlooked the Abbé Boisier's observation (Kirby and Spence, “Introduction to Entomology,” 7th edition, p. 384) that hive-bees will collect the honey-dew excreted by Aphides. I have also observed the same habit in humble-bees.
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HART, W. Bees and Aphides. Nature 8, 263 (1873). https://doi.org/10.1038/008263d0
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