MELITTA. (**. c.) 125 



MUS, D. Marsham, Latham, Trimmer, Lathlury, Kirl-y. 

 Long. Corp. Lin. 4. 

 Hah. Barhamiae in Saliaim amentis, praecedenti fre- 

 quentior. In Dauci Carofce unabella involuta in- 

 somniantem semel prehendi. 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS nigrum, cinereo-villosum. 

 Caput atrum, trunco majus, antice pilis albidis, 

 postice nigrisj longii^s barbatiim. Maxillce 

 minaces, capitis fere longitudine, forcipatae, 

 subflexiiosae, sulco longitudinali exaratse, apice 

 bidentatae dente exteriori longiore, basi dente 

 validoj subarcuato, deorsum spectante, arma- 

 tae (f). Gence postice rectangulae. Antennce 

 nigrae, thoracis vix longitudine. 

 Truncus hirsutus, supra hirsutie grisescenti. 

 SquamulcE piceae. Ahv hyalinas, apice ob- 

 scuriores, splendide iricolores ; nervis testaceis, 

 costali interiore nigro. Pedes grisescente-hirti, 

 scopulis flavescentibus. 

 Abdomen ovatum, fusco-nigrum, pilosulum, 

 basi grisescente-hirsutum. Venter cinereo- 

 hirtus, segmentis apice albido-ciliatis. 

 This Melitta, which appears to be the Apis ar- 

 mata of the Museum Lesheanum, somewhat resem- 

 bles the preceding species ; but, instead of a spine, 

 the maxillae are armed only with a tooth at their 

 base, and their apex is bidentate ; the head also is 

 of a different colour, and the abdomen of a dif- 

 ferent form. 



(/)Tab.4. **. c. fig.7, a. 



65. M. 



