MELITTA. (x*. b.) 55, 



while that of the thorax is ferruginous. In the 

 male, the differences are still more striking. The 

 lip is yellow instead of black, the maxillce are not 

 dilated at their base (/), the genas are convex be- 

 low. The antennae and thighs are black. Variety (3 

 of the aculeate sex in nothing differs from a, ex- 

 cept size, and the form of its abdomen, the base 

 of which is narrower than the apex. It may be 

 the neuter. 



15. M. nigro-aenea, nitida ; peJibus flavis, JtaApes. 



Hylceus Jlavipcs . Fal. Ent. Syst. Em., tz. 11. 



Lin. Syst. ed. Gmel. p. 'I'J'JZ. Apis, ?z. 73. 



Fill. Ent. Eur. 3. Apis, n. 80, 



Apis nigra, pedibus croceis ; abdomine leviter cnpreo, 



Geoff'. Hist. Ins. Par. 2. p. ^114. n. 14 ? 



Apis crodpes. Fourcroy. Ent. Par. n. 14 ? 



MUS. D. Marsham, Lathhnry, Trimmer, Hawortli, Kirhy. 

 Long. Corp. Lin. 3|. 

 Hah. Barhamiai, In floribus passim, sed rara admodum, 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS nigro-aeneum, levissime punctulatum, 

 parva pube pallida subpubescens. 



Caput. Nasi apex, Maxillce, itemque Labium, 

 iiavi. Antenncp thorace fere longiores, arti- 

 culis subarcuatis, fuscae, subtus, exceptis tri- 

 bus extimis articulis, fulvae, scapo nigro. 



Truncus paululum virens. Thorax linea longl- 

 tudinali intermedia exaratus. Squamul^ piceae. 

 Al^ hyalinae, iricolores, nervis fuscis. Pedes 

 (/) Tab. 2. **. b. fig. 12. bl. 



E 3 sulphurei. 



