60 MELITTA. (**. b.) 



This little insect is somewhat similar to the male 

 of the preceding species, but its antennae are 

 shorter and paler underneath ; its abdomen is black 

 and of a different figure, being proportionally wider, 

 and oval. The tarsi are yellowish white. 1 do not 

 find either noticed by any author, 



Moiio. 19. M. aenea; metathorace caemlescenti; abdo- 

 mine nigro. 



MAS. 

 Hylceus Morio niger ; thorace caerulescente 3 abdomine 



atro nitido. 

 Fah. Ent. Syst. Em. n. \6. 



FIG. Coquelert. III. Ic. Ins. 25. tal\ 6. fg. 5. A. E. 



MUS, D. Marshaw, Latham, M'^Lcay, Haworth, Lathlury, 

 Sowerly, Trimmer, Kirhy. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 2|-. 

 JIah. Barliamiae, in floribus et terris verticaliter sectis 

 frequens. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS pilositate parva pallida. 



Caput obscure viridi-aeneum. AntenrKu basi 

 valde approximatae, nigrae, apice subtus fuscae. 



Truncus nigro-aeneus. Thorax cupreus, gla- 

 ber, punctulatlssimus. Metathorax atro-cae- 

 rulescens, postice rotundatus. Squamulce 

 piceae. Jllce paululdm nigricantes, coloribus 

 prismaticis sub lente pulcherrimae, nervis ni- 

 gris, anastomosi testace^. Pedes nigri albido- 

 hirti. 



Abdomen 



