64 Riley — Presidential Address. 



The Species of xipis wilh Lheir Vcaielies. 



f Race. — Common Brown, Black, or German. — Hab.: Central, north- 

 ern and nortliwe.stern Europe ; introdueed into N. 

 and S. America, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific 

 Islands. 

 Sub-var. — Heath. — Hab.: Heath districts of North Ger- 

 many. 

 Sub-var. — Brabant or Small Holland. — Hab.: Brabant (Hol- 

 land and Belgium). 

 Race. — Carniolan. — Hab.: Carniola, Carinthia (Aus.). A distinct var. 



8ub-var. — Hungarian. — Hab.: Northwestern Hungary. 

 Race. — Dalmatian. — Hal>.: Dalmatia (Austria). 

 Race. — Herzegovinian. — Hab.: Herzeyovina (Austria). 

 Race. — Cecropian, Attic or Hymettus. — Hab.: Greece and the adja- 

 cent islands. 

 Var. — ligadica Spin., Ligurian or Italian.— Hab.: Italy and adja- 

 cent islands. S. Switzerland, and S. Tyrol ; introduced 

 S i into other parts of Europe, N. and S. America, Aus- 



^ tralia and New Zealand. 



Var. — tr»/('.scfH.s — Hab.: — Tasmania (acc'd to M. Girard). 

 Var. — 1«'<7'''<"''""« St. Fary:. — Hab.: Conojo (Africa). 

 Var. — i*<(d(msoni Latr. — Hab.: Senegal (Africa). 

 Var. — sctitellataSt. Farg. — Hab.: South Africa. 

 Var. — cafra St. Farg. — Hab.: South Africa. 

 Race. — Tunisian. — Hab.: Tunis, Algeria. 



Sub-var. — Minorcan. — Hab.: Balearic Islands (Spain). 

 \'ar. — ■f*i()nc(il<ir Latr. — Hab.: Madagascar ; intr. into islands of Bour- 

 bon and jMauritius. 

 Race. — Smyrnian. — Hab.: Asia Minor. 

 Race. — Caucasian. — Hab. : Caucasvis. 



Race. — Cyprian. — Hab.: Island of Cyprus. A very distinct var. 

 Race. — Syrian. — Hab.: Syria, northward from Mr. Carmel. 

 Race.— Palestine. — Hab. : Palestine. 

 Var.— ^«.se/((/« Latr. — Hab.: Egypt. 



f Race. — Hazara. — Hab.: Hazara District, Punjab (India). 



^'ar. — *M»(';j.s-(.s'. — Chinese bee. — Hab.: China. 

 I ^=cerana Fabr. 



Race. — Busbar. — Hab.: Busbar District, Punjab (In<lia). 



4- \ fL "Gravish yellow bee." 1 tt„i tj.. „ o; 



<» T> T o (lo " j-i 11 i ij > Hab.: Prov. Smano. 



to -{ Race.— Japanese -^ 2. "Bee with yellow spots. ' J 



'o. I (;3. "Small brown bee." — Hab.: Hikigoie (Satsuma) 



**" I Race. — Boohtan. — Hal).: Boohtan (India). 



It is very probable that fmther investigation of this group 



I will bring four of its varieties under ^1. rnellifica, and the 



l^ last one under yl . imlica. 



Hndica Fabr., Small E;\st Indian bee. — Hab.: British and 

 Dutch East Indies. 

 =socialis Latr. — Hab.: Bengal. 

 =delesfierii Guer. — Hab. : Pondicherry. 

 =perrotteiri Guer. — Hab.: India. 

 =peroirii Lat. . — Hab.; India. 

 Var. (?) — *nigr()c'nict<i. — Hab.: "Celebes, Borneo, etc." (acc'd to F. 

 Smith. 



*Regarded by Frederick Smith as good specie.s. 



■fNot positively known that they will interbreed with Apis mellifica. All others 

 named under A. mellifica will do so. 



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