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varies greatly in the coloration of abdomen, varying from almost en- 

 tirely black to almost entirely yellow. It is allied to insularis, Smith. 



Apatlius elatus. 



Apis data, Fabr. Ent. Syst. Suppl. ii., p. 274. 



Three % specimens. (Belfrage ; Boll.) 



Bombus virginicus. 



Apis virginicus, Oliv. Encyc. Meth. Ins. iv., p. 66. 

 Two $ specimens from Comal Co. 



Bombus l*ervi«ius. 



Bombus fervidus, Fabr. Syst. Piez., p. 352. 



One 9 specimen. (Belfrage.) 



Bombus pennsylvanicus. 



Apis pennsylvanicus, De Geer, Mdm. iii , p. 575. 

 Bombus americanorum, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 346. 



Sixteen % $ $ specimens. (Belfrage; Boll; Heiligbrodt.) 



Bombus Scutellaria. 



Bombus scutellaris, Cress. Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. ii. p. 96. 

 Three 9 $ specimens. 



Apis uiellifica. 



Apis mellifica, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii., p. 955. 

 Six $ specimens. (Boll; Heiligbrodt.) 



ERRATUM. 



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