lis MELITTA. (**. c.) 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum, pubescens. 



Caput pube nigricanti. jdntenncv nigrae, capite 

 longiores. 



TnuNCUs supra hirsuto-fulvus, subtus pube la- 

 riore pallida. Squamulie ferrugineae. Alee 

 subhyalinae^ apice obscuriores ; nervis, excepto 

 costali interiore nigro, testaceis. Pedes nigri, 

 fusco-pilosi, femorum barba pallida. Tihice 

 posticae scopa supra fusco-nigra, subtus ar- 

 genteo-albida, certo situ versicolori. Tarsi 

 obscure ferruginci. Flocculus albidus. 



Abdomen subellipticum, antice hirsuto-fulvum, 

 postice nigro-hirtum. V^enter pilis sordid^ 

 nigricantibus hirtus. 



Maris Cor^tw cinereo-villosum. Capitis.\-\\vs\x\Aes 

 item cinerea. Maxillce forcipatas, basi obtus- 

 angulae. Antennce vix thorace breviores ar- 

 ticulis arcuatis. Thoracis hirsuties rufescente- 

 pallida. Pedes cinereb-hirti, digitis rufis. 

 Scopuhs fulva;. Abdomen lanceolatuirij basi 

 hirsuto-cinerascens. 



This is given by Rossi and Panzer as the Abeille 

 mufonjie a poils roux of GeoiFroy(c?); but that is a 

 genuine Apis, and belongs to one of the branches 

 of that family, the individuals of which are distin- 

 guished by an inflected lip. Panzer's figure very 

 accurately represents our insect, but he is quite 

 mistaken in asserting that it is a male. 



{d) Hist. Ins. Par. 2. p. 409. n. 4. 



59. M. 



