330 MELITTA. (**. c.) 



any entomologist that these are altogether distinct 

 from that family. This is also the A. vestita of 

 Fabricius and Panzer, and the latter has given a 

 very accurate figure of it. Christius has likewise 

 figured it under the name oi Apis vulpina, and my 

 friend Mr. Marsham has described it under that of 

 A. aured: his name I should have retained, as 

 extremely apt, had not Schrank's had a prior claim. 



Clarkella.6g. M. atra, hirsuta ; thorace, pedibusque posticis, 

 fulvis. 



FIG. Apis icterica. Christii Hymenopt. p. 100. tal. iG.fg.Q? 



MUS. D. Clark, Marsham, Trimmer, Francillon, Kirly. 

 Long. Corp. Lin. 6. 

 Hal. Hand infrequens apud Perry Wood, juxta Wor- 

 cester, D. Bracy Clark. Capta saepius a D. J. Trim- 

 mer prope Londinum. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum, hirsutum. 



Caput. Vertex calvus. Occipitis pili flavescunt. 

 AntenncE vix capite longiores, nigrse. 



Truncus supra hirsutie fulvo-flav^ vestitus. 

 8quamui(e nigrae. Alee subhyalinae, apice paul6 

 obscuriores ; nervis, exceptis crassioribus duo- 

 bus nigris, ferrugineis. Vedes atri, pilosi, tarsis 

 quatuor anticis fuscis. Tih'ice Tarsique pos- 

 tici fulvi. Scopa fulvo-aurea. Scopul^ fer- 

 rugineae. 



Abdomen ovatum, per fascias supra et infra 

 atro-liirsutum. 



