462 ARKIV FÖR ZOOLOGI. BAND 1. 



Concerning this species it seeins to be sure that it must 

 be regarded as identical with the B. brachycerus Kohl as in 

 the most parts agreeing with the description of that species 

 published by Kohl. 



It differs from B. brachycerus Kohl only by a more dis- 

 tinct lorigitudinal furrow from the antennse to the first 

 ocellus, by a very little longer distance from the eyes to the 

 ocelli on the vertex and by the temples of yellow-brown co- 

 lour. But these characteristics I regard not to be of an 

 essential importance and therefore the name B. brachycerus 

 Kohl must be a synonyme of B. petiolatus De Greer. 



Among the »species dubise» Saussure & Sichel quote in 

 Cat. spec. gen. Scolia p. 253 Apis fusiformis De Geer Mém. 

 T. VIT, 1778, p. 608. That species is a male belonging to 

 the genus Myzine. 





