MELITTA. (**. b.) 57 



16. M. nigro-asnea, pallido-subpubescens ; ahdo-seladonia, 

 mine segmentis margine pallidis. 



^pis seladonia hirta, virescens ; abdomine segmentis 



margine albis. 

 Fal\ Suppl. Ent. Sijst. Em. p. 276. n. 120. 

 Apis suhaurata pnbescens ; tibiis tavsisque ferrugineo- 



flavis. 

 Boss. Fn. Etrusc. Mant. p, 144. w. 321. 



FIG. Ap/s suhaurata. Panzer. Fn.Ins. Germ. Init. n. 56. talA. 



MUS. D. Marsham, Ha.ivorth, Lathhury, Trimmer^ Sowerby, 

 Kirly. 



Long, Corp. Lin. 3. 

 Hab. Barhamise in floribus tempore vernali, in Belle 

 frequentior. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS nigro-aeneum, pallido-pubescens. 



Caput. Maxillce., itemque Antenme, nigrae. 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS atrum, glabriusculunij statura fere 3IclittceJlavi- 



pedis. 

 Caput pube pallida. Maxilloe, Labium, et Nasi apex lutei. 

 Ajitennfe thorace longioresj nigrscj subtus fulvae, grticulis 

 tribus extimis fuscis. 

 Truncus. Sqnamulce pallidae. Alee fuscescentes. Pedes 



flavi, femoribus anticis basi litura fusca. 

 Abdomen lineare, immaculatum. 



M. tumulonim should be placed in tliis family, next before 

 M.Jlavipes. I have altered the Linnean nomen spedjicum, be- 

 cause the terms " antennce longitudine corporis," have Jed all 

 authors to mistake it for a Eitcera. The antennae, in fact, are 

 only a little longer than the thorax. I have also excluded all 

 the synonyms usually given under this insect, because they be- 

 long to anotlier. 



E 4 Truncus 



m.. 



