280 MODERN SVStEM, 



ginate, with a tooth on each side: abdomen ovo'u\-con\c, witli the 

 base abruptly truncated, and very shortly pedunculated. 



Sp. 1, Vespa Crabro (hornet). {PL 3.fg. 8.) 



^'espa Crabro. Linne, &c. 



Inhabits Europe, building its nest in hollow trees. 



Sp. 2. Vespa vulgaris (common wasp). 



Vespa vulgaris uj' authors. 



Inhabits Europe, building its nest in holes under ground. 



Sp. 3. Vespa Britannka. 



Vespa Brttannica. Leach, Zool. Misccl. vol. i. 



Inhabits Britain, and builds a nest suspended from trees. 



Division II. — Hinder feet pollinigerous ; their tarsi with the first joint 

 compressed, elongate-quadrate or obtrigonous. 



Fam. XVIII. Andiiemd.e. Leach. 

 Andrenet.e. Latreille. 

 LarvjE pollinivorous. 



Lip with the apex subcordate or subhastate, on each side with one au- 

 ricle; nearly straight, or slightly incurved in some, reflexed in others, 

 shorter than the sheathing tube : palpi alike. 



Stiups 1. — Lip with the apex dilated, somewhat cordiform. 



Genus 466. COLLETES. Latr., Illig., Sphiola, Leach. Apis. 

 Linne, Oliv., Villcrs. Axdkeka. Fabr., J urine. IIvL-tcs. 

 Cuv. EvoDiA. Panz. Melitta. * a. Kirb)j. 

 Hinder feet pollinigerous : superior zcings with three submarginal cells : 

 antenna with the third joint longer than the second : abdomen much 

 elongated, more or less villose : ocelli forming a curved line : tongue 

 obtuse, the apex bilobate. 

 Sp. 1. Col. succincta. Latr. 



Melitta succincta. Kirby. Evodia calcndarum. Panz. 

 Inhabits — ; . 



Sxinps 2. — Lip with the intermediate process lanceolate, acute. 



a. Lip ivhen at rest dcflcxed. 



* Superior zcings with tzco submarginal cells. 



Genus 467. DASYPODA. Latr., Fabr., Panz., Jllig., Spinola, 

 Klug, Leach. Andrexa. liossi. Apis. Chrislus. Tracjiusa. 

 Jurine. Melitta. Kirbi/. 

 MaxillcE inflexed at their middle, or below, their terminal process tri- 

 angular-lanceolate, and longer than their palpi : hinder feet with the 

 first joint of their tarsi as long or longer than the tibite. 

 Sp. 1. Das. plumipes. 



