104 ' MELITTA. (*». c.) 



piceae. AIcf subtestaceae, nervis ferrugineis, 

 costali interiore nigro. Pedes nigro-hirti. Sco- 

 pulce fuscae. Digiti obscure ferruginei. 

 Abdomen breve, ovatum,acutuin, nigrum, pilo- 

 sulum. 



This insect much resembles the male of the pre- 

 ceding species, but it is larger, the down of the 

 thorax is shorter, and rather yellow, and the abdo- 

 men is wider in proportion, and not so intensely 

 black. 



nitida. 51. M. nigra, pallido-subvillosa ; thorace hirsuto- 

 fulvo ; abdomine nitido ; tibiis posticis scop3. 

 versicolori. 



Apis subhirsuta^ fusca; abdomine nitido 3 pedibus vil- 



losis. 

 Geoffr. Hist. Ins. Par: 2. p. 407- n. 2. 

 Apis nitida. Fourcroy. Ent. Par. n. 2. 

 Apis cunicularia. Miller, inter noiits M. S. Graianas 



supra cilatas. 

 Apis sylvestris ■ corpore produdiore, vulgari mellifica 



paulb minorj thorace fulvo, abdomine nigro. 

 Rai. Hist. Ins. p. 242. «. 4. 



jVIUS. D. Marsham, Smith, Latham, Haworth, Trimmer, 

 Lathbury, Sowerly, Kirly. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 4\ — 6. 

 Hal. Barhami.-B in floribus et locis apricis mensibus 

 Aprile ct Maio frequens. Mas in Salicum amentis 

 raasculis: 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS nigrum, hirsutie pallid^ f. albicanti. 

 Caput. Fades fusco-villosa^ antice barbA densd 



filbida J 



