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ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES. 





cinereous ; scutellum of mesothorax, metathorax, and propodeon 

 black; lateral portions of propodeon cinereous; sides of metapodeon 

 and octoon with cinereous pilosity in distinct patches ; the ennaton 

 and decaton each with two white spots considerably within the 

 margin ; middle and hind tibiae with a cinereous mark at the base 

 externally. 



Taken round London; is parasitic on Anthophora retusa. 



5. Melee. Lachesis. Nigra ; corpore, lateribus albo octo- 

 maculatis, capite nigro, hirsutie cinereo, clypeo argenteo ; 

 tibiis extrorsum argenteo maculatis ad basin. 



Black : head with a cinereous pilosity posteriorly, and also between 

 the antennae ; clypeus of a silvery whiteness ; prothorax and 

 mesothorax anteriorly cinereous ; the portion of the latter between 

 the squamulse perfectly black ; metathorax and propodeon black, 

 the side of the latter cinereous ; metapodeon and three following 

 segments with a bright, decided, and somewhat quadrate white 

 spot on each side : all the tibiae with a bright white spot at the 

 base exteriorly. 



Taken at Darent and Birch Woods, Kent ; Dinmore Hill, 

 Herefordshire ; on a bank, in company with females of Eucera 

 Longicomis. 



6. Melee. Atropos. Nigra, hirsuta ; corpore, lateribus albo 

 decem-maculatis ; capite nigro, clypeo argenteo; tibiis 

 extrorsum cinereo p>unctatis ad basin. 



Black, very hairy: head with a cinereous pilosity; clypeus and basal 

 joint of the antennae clothed with hair of a silvery whiteness ; pro- 

 thorax and anterior portion of mesothorax clothed with long cine- 

 reous hair ; metathorax and propodeon black, sides of the latter 

 slightly cinereous; anterior half of the metapodeon cinereous: 

 this and the four following segments have a bright elongate white 

 spot on each side : all the tibiae, with the basal portion, cinere- 

 ous externally : body very short and robust, nearly spherical. 



Taken at Leominster, Herefordshire ; and near London. 



Mr. Kirby describes three of these species in his excellent 

 Monographia Apum ; the one which he has figured appears 

 to me the Alecto of the above series ; and Mr. Curtis's 

 beautiful figure represents a variety of Lachesis. 



