MELITTA. {**. c.) 133 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS nigrun^, fulvo-pubescens. 



Caput. Fades infra antennas hirsutie densa, 

 flavescenti barbata. Maxillae forcipatae. La- 

 bium, a ventre conspectum, dentes tres exhi- 

 bet, lateralibus minoribus, acutis, intermedio 

 /. tuberculo, majori obtuso, antrorsum exca- 

 vate. Antennce capite longiores, nigrse, sub- 

 tus piceas. 



Truncus, Thorax hirsutie rufd-fulva obsitus. 

 Sguamulce nigrag. Alee hyalinae, apice nigri- 

 cantes ; nervis ferrugineis, crassioribus duobus 

 nigris. Pedes pallido-hirti, digitis testaceis. 



Abdomen subovale, hirsuto-fulvum, segmentis 

 margine pallidioribus. 



I have some suspicion that this may be the male 

 of M. Smithella ; but as I never saw but one spe- 

 cimen of it, and that taken in another district, I 

 have not ventured to put them togethier. 



72. M. atra, albido-villosa ; maxillis basi denticulo^^^^^cK- 

 armatis ; labio tridentato ; abdomine strigis 

 tribus albis. 



MUS. Kirly. 



Long. Corp. Lin, A\. 

 Hal). Barhamiae rarissima. 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS atrum, pube albid^ incanum. 

 Caput hirsutum, trunco latius. Maiillce for- 

 cipatsB, capite breviores, basi denticulo acato 

 K 2 armacce. 



