Orcl F. F. XVII., 'Jtndreneke. 1^7 



ungiiil)iis sub apice infia phuiumm unidenlatis. j4lce planaej 

 supcriusligniale sa'pe dislincLo; limbo postico frequenler cnervi , 

 ai'colis nuUis aut lantum inchoatis ; Irjbus vulgo areolis dis- 

 coidalibus el: perfrclis; areola marginali unica , conclusa ; sa;- 

 pissime tribus aul duabus arcolis submarginalibus elperfectis. 



MasciiU capile minorc, anlcnnis minus geniculatis aut sub- 

 rectis , al)domine septcm articulato , pcdibus gracilioribus et 

 minns Lirsulis, 



Neutra gX. femince aciileo puuctorio, venenifero , absconditoj 

 neutra femina; abortivaj. 



Nota. Alarum rcticulatio in bac sectione minns varia et 

 cliaracteres auxiliarios parum suppeditat; methodus jurineana 

 Iiac partc non explela, gencra enim plurima vere naluralia 

 excludiljCt insecta moribiis admodum discrepanlia promiscue 





FAMILIA DECIMA S E P T I M A. 



ANDRENET.E. ANDRENETES. 

 (Gcnus MeliUa, Kihby.) 



CriAKACTEn ESSENTIALTS EJI JE N D A T U S. 



Labium vel apice (lllalalum et cordiforme vel elon- 

 gato-tiigoniun aut suhlanceolatum , utrinque acl basin 

 auriculatum (lacinia minima ex utroque latere), motlo 

 subrectum aut reflcxum et in menli canali supero seu 

 inlerno recipienclum , modo arcuato-incurvum, uum- 

 quam in quiete valde inllex.um nec menti lateri antico 

 longitrorsum incumbens. 



Observatioses. Lahrum ad basin superam iransverse iri- 

 crassatum. Pc//p« conformesj maxillarcs sex-articulati , sa^pius 

 processus termiualis mnxillarum fcre longitudine , paulo bre- 

 ^iores aut paulo longiores. Labium ia quiele dupliculum. 



