MELITTA. (**. b.) 73 



blackish cloud, which nearly surrounds their mid- 

 dle, or they are black with a yellowish base, as is 

 the case with variety y. Panzer's figure exactly 

 resembles the insect here described, except that it 

 omits the two black dots which distinguish each 

 side of the abdomen ; and, in his description, he 

 makes no mention of the yellow lip. Variety 0, I 

 suspect, may be a distinct species. 



30. M. atra, cinereo-subviIlo?a ; abdomine seg-aMomU 

 mentis anticis rufis, macula media, punctisque 

 lateralibus, nigris. 



xIG. HyliBus aldominalis abdomine segmentis prirao, secun- 

 do et tertio, rofis, macula media nigra, reliquis nigris. 

 Pander. Fn. Ins. Germ. Irat. n. 53. tal. 13. 

 MUS. D. Marsham, Latham, LatJilury, Hnworth, Trimmer, 

 Kirly. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 4^. 

 Hah, Barhamias ciim jjraecedeate in flcribus passim obvij. 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS atrum, pube cinerascenti. 



Caput obscurum. Fades infra antennas to- 

 mentoso-argentea. Nasus porrectus, apice 

 fiavus. Lahium atrum. Antenn(e nigrae, 

 thoracem subaequantes. 



Tkuncus obscuras, punctulatus. Metathorax 

 postice subtruncatus. Squamuhe pallidas. ^/^ 

 hyalinae, apice paulo obscuriores, iricolores; 

 nervisj costali interiori nigro excepto, femi- 

 gineis. Tihice posticae basi, Plantceque, lu- 

 teo-alba?. Di§iti nifcicunt. 



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