134 MELITTA. (**. c) 



armatae(/). Labium, a ventre vlsunrij triden- 

 tatum, dentibus lateralibus acutis, intermedio 

 tnajori, tnincato, antrorsum excavate (m). 

 jintennce capite longiores, subtus piceae. 



Truncus. Squamulce nigrae. j4lce subhyalinae, 

 apice nigricantes ; nervis ferrugineis, costali 

 interiore nigro. Pedes griseo-hirti, digitis tes- 

 taceis. Plants posticae obscure ferrugineae. 

 Scopulce fulvae. 



Abdomen lanceolatum, acutum, atro-pilosum ; 

 basi, segmentisque tribus intermediis margine, 

 villoso-albis. uinus cinereo-pilosus. Venter 

 grisescente-subhirtus. 



Var. /3 verticis, thoracisque hirsutie nigricanti ; 

 alis apice nigris, nervis piceis ; pedibus rufes- 

 cente-hirtis. 



This is quite distinct from' the preceding species, 

 although the lip in both is distinguished by the 

 same peculiarity. 



?dgr'iceps.y3. M. atra ; thorace fulvo ; abdomine fasciis tri- 

 bus villo-rufescentibus. 



MUS. Kir by. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 5|. 



Hub. Barhamiae. Mas in Salicum amentis, Aprili ine- 



unte, 1800. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum, pube nigricanti. 



Caput trunco angustius, atro-pubesccns. j4n- 



(l) Tab. 4. •**. c. fig. 5. a. (/n) Ibid. fig. 18. 



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