MELITTA. (**. c.) 12i 



yipis helvola. Ross. Fn. Ehnisc. n.SQS. 



MUS. D. Smith Linnean. Alarsham, Latham, M'^Leay, 

 Haworth, Sower by, Lathbury, Trimmer, Kir by. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 5. 

 Hah. Barhamiae in floribus a prime verc ad serum au- 

 turanum frequentlssima allium spirans. Mas circa 

 terras apricas arenosas tempore veiiiali yolitat. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS aterrimum, pubescens. 



Caput trunco angustius, hirsutum. Antenrne 

 nigrse, capite longiores. 



Truncus supra ferruglneo-hirsutus. Squamulcs | 

 piceaB. Alee subhyalinae, apice obscuriores ; 

 nervis ferrugineis^ costali iiiteriore nigro. Pe- 

 des atri, pilosi. Tihice posticae extra scopa 

 ferrugine^. Flocculus rufescens. 



Abdomen subovatum, atrum, segmentis tribus 

 anticis ferrugineo-subhirsutis. 



Maris Corpus lineare. Antennce thorace brevl- 

 ores, articulis subarcuatis. Pedes rufescente- 

 hirti, posteriores maxime. Aidomen rufes- 

 cente-hirsutulum. 



Memori^ hotanici periti, turn et nature scruta- 

 toris indefessi-, mild 'et omnibus Historic Na- 

 turalis cultorihus semper amicissimum se prce- 

 bentis, Nicolai Gvvyn, M.D. Gippovicensis, 

 hoc insectum dicatum volo. 



This insect is extremely different from M. hel~ 



vola, although confounded with it by Rossi, and, 



as observed above, by Linneus himself. ItNis^n- 



I 4 tirely 



