MELITTA. (**. c.) 145 



piantisque posticis, rufis. Tihi^s posticas apice 

 rufse, scopa pallida. Scopulce fulvae. 

 Abdomen subovale, tergo glabro, segmentis 

 tribus intermediis margine albo-ciliatis, antico 

 interrupte. Ani Fimbria cinerea. Venter con- 

 vexus, cinereo-hirtuSj maxime anum versus. 



This species is easily confounded with that which 

 precedes it, but if they are carefully compared it 

 will be found to be distinct. The antennae are 

 entirely black; the pile of the upper side of the 

 trunk is shorter and tawney ; the feet are piceous ; 

 and only the digiti and posterior plantas are red. 

 The anal fringe likewise is paler, the first only of 

 the abdominal fasciae is interrupted, and the under 

 side of the abdomen is more hairy. 



84. M. atra, cinereo-subvillosa ; abdomine seg- mikeUcr . 

 mentis intermediis utrinque m.argine albis; 

 plantis, tibiisque posticis, rufis. 



MUS. Alr%. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 5|-. 



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



capta et mihi transmissa. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum, cinereo-subvillosum. 



Caput. Antennce nigrae, subtus picete. 



Truncus supra glabriusculus. Squamul^ ferru - 

 ginege. AL-e testaceae, nervo ccstali interiore 

 nigro. Pedes nigri, rufescente-pilosi. Femo- 

 Tum barba pallida. PlantcCj Tihiceque postica?, 



rufac. 



