MELITTA. (**. a.) 45 



this synonym. This species, in common with 

 many others of the different families of this genus, 

 is frequent in bare sunny banks. Reaumur found 

 pupse of three sizes in its cells (f) whence we may 

 conjecture that it has three sexes. I take « to be 

 the female, and the smaller variety /3 to be the 

 neuter. From an examination of the proboscis of 

 this species, this illustrious naturalist, as I observed 

 above, and the Baron De Geer, were led to sepa- 

 rate the genus, which they have called ProaheUhj 

 from Jlpis. 



3. M. atra ; abdomine rufo, apice, pedibusque, Geo#>eZ- 

 nigro-piceis ; maxillis, tarsis, tibiisque anticis, "" 

 rufescentibus. 



Geqfr. Hist. Dis. Par. 2. p. 4l6. n. 17. NB. 



FIG. Tal.l.fg.5. 



MUS. D. Marsham, Latham, M'^Leay, Haworth, Sowerly, 

 Trimmer, Kir by. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 2\. 

 Hah. Barhamiae cum praecedente frequentissima. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum. glabriusculum. 



Caput. Maxilla itemque Labium rufee. ^n- 

 tenncB piceae, subtus obscure rufescentes. 



Truncus nitidus, punctulatus. SquamulcE 

 piceae. Alee paululum infuscatae, splendide 

 iricoloreSj nervis ferrugineis. Pedes picei, 



(/) Reaum. torn, 6, Mem. 4. p. 96, 97. 



pallido- 



