iS MELITTA. (**. b.) 



tathorax postice truncatus, rugulosus. Squa^ 

 mulce nigrae. j41(S hyalinae, iricolores ; nervis, 

 costali interiori anastomosique fuscis, exceptis, 

 ferrugineis. Pedes pallido-hirti. 

 Abdomen ovale, piceo-nigrum, glabrum, luci- 

 dum, ano pallido-villoso. Venter hirtus. 



pntictu- 25. M. atra, pallido-villosula ; abdomine subpu- 

 bescenti, punctulato, segmento prime laevi^ 

 nitidissimo. 



MUS. Kirly. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 4, 

 Hal'. Barhamiae rarissima, semel tantum lecta. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum, pube cinerascenti. 



Caput. jintenncB nigrae, capitis longitudine. 



Truncus. Thorax nitidus, punctulatus. Meta- 

 thorax rugulosus, postice rotundatus. Squa- 

 mulce nigrae. Ahv subhyalinae, iricolores, 

 nervis nigris. Pedes pallido-hirti. 



Abdomen sub-ovatum, atrum, nitidum, punc- 

 tulis minutis, creberrimis, leviter impressis, 

 perseminatum, segmento primo laevi lucido, 

 tribus ultimis pallido-pubescentibus. Venter 

 hirtus. 



This species, although very similar to the prece- 

 ding, is distinguished from it by several peculiarities, 

 the most striking of which is its punctulate abdo- 

 men. These punctula are slightly impressed, and 

 not visible without a magnifier. 



26. M- 



