76 MELITTA. (**. b.) 



Truncus. Thorax nitidus, punctatus, ferru^ 

 gineo pubescens. Metathorax postice trun- 

 catus, utrinque denticulo armatus. Squamul^ 

 piceae. ^Ice Iiyalinae, subiricolores, apice 

 obscuriores; nen^s, costali interiore nigro 

 excepto, ferrugineis. Pedes rufo-hirti; Fe- 

 mora ultimi paris lanata. Tibi^ posticEe 

 scop^ flavescente-aure^. 

 Abdomen ovatum, nitidissime laevigatum, basi 

 rufo-subvillosum, segmentis margine crassi- 

 usculis, intermediis tribus basi tomentoso- 

 luteo-pallidis. Amis et Venter pallido-hirti. 



This and the remaining species of this family, 

 are distinguished from the rest by having the mar- 

 gin of the dorsal segments of the abdomen much 

 thicker. 



ler/coxo' 33. jM. atra, cinereo-pubescens ; abdomine seg- 

 mentis intermediis basi albis. 



Apis leucoxonia nigra ; abdominis segmentis basi albis. 

 ' Schrank. Enum. Ins. Aiistr. n. 81f). 



Lin. Syst. Nat. ed. Gmel. p. 2/87. «• 137. 



Vill. Ent. Eur. 3. n.34. 



Ross. Fn. Etriisc. Mantiss. n.3\g. 



MUS. D. Marsham, Smith, Latham, Haworlh, Lathhury, 

 M'^Leay, Trimmer, Kirly. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 4 — 4\. 

 Hah. Barhamine, flores frequcntans. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum^ cinereo-pubescens. 



Caput. 



