MELITTA. (**. c.) 



Caput. LingucB apex elongatus. Antenna ni- 

 grae. Fades macula sericeo- pallida pone 

 antennas, ut in praecedente (r) . 



Truncus. Thorax vWXis e fiavo rufescentibus 

 subpubescens. Squamulcp piceae. Alt^ sub- 

 hyalinae, apice nervisque nigricantibus. Pedes 

 cinereo-hirti, tibiis posticis scopa supra nigra, 

 subtus pallida, certo situ versicolori. Scopid^ 

 fulvescunt. 



Abdomen ovale, nigrum, tomentoso-flavescens 

 anum versus maxime. Segmentorum margi- 

 nes pilis pallida flavis ciliati. Ani Fimbria 

 flava. Venter convexus, nitidifs^ segmentis 

 margine longius ciliatis. 



This insect is distinguished from the preceding, 

 which it greatly resembles if it be not a variety of 

 it, by the colour of its abdomen, which is entirely 

 black, without any red belt. 



44. M. nigra, griseo-villosa ; thorace pube rufa ;//Ji,a^o. 

 abdomine punctulato, nitido ; pedibus posticis, 

 anoque, fulvis. 



FIG. Apisfidvago. Christii Hymenopt. p. \Sg. tab. iQ.Jig. 7. 

 MUS, D. Marsham, Lathlury, Soiverby, Kirly, 

 Long. Corp. Lin. 4. 

 Hab. Barhamiae, mense Junio anni 1799 locis grami- 

 nosis in floribus frequens. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS nigrum, griseo-villosum. 



(r-)Tab,4. **. c, fig, 16, a a. 



Caput, 



