MELITTA, (**. c.) 127 



which covers the anterior part of the face seem to 

 indicate that they belong to different females. Va- 

 riety /S differs considerably from a, but I think not 

 sufficiently to make another species of it. 



6G. M. nigra, pallido-villosa; thorace fulvescenti ; ?)ici/)ej, 

 abdomine fusco ; pedibus rufo-piceis. 



MUS. D. Drury Apis, n. 65. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 4. 

 Hab. in Anglia. Hanc unicam tantuna vidi. 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS nigrum, pallido-pubescens. 



Cap.'T thorace majus, hirsuto-grisescens. Fa- 

 des villoso-incana. Maxilke capite breviores, 

 forcipatas. Antenmr nigrse. 



Truncus supra fulvescenti-villosus. Alee hy- 

 alinae, nervis testaceis. Pedes rufo-picei, pal- 

 lido-hirti 



Abdomen fuscum, nitidum, pilosulum. Venter 

 segmentis margine pallido-ciliatis. 



6"] . M. nigra, pallido-villosa; thorace \nvs\\.to-{e,v- anguhsa. 

 rugineo ; capite posticc utrinque rectangulo. 



MUS. Kir by. 



Long. Corp. Lin. A^. 

 Hah. in Anglia, a D. Trimmer prope Londinura serael 

 leeta. 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS nigrum, pallido-villosum. 



i Caput trunco latius. Maccillie forcipatse, capite 



breviores, basi obtusangulae (A) . Gence postice 



(/i) Tab. 4, **. c. fig. Q. 



rectanculcc. 



