,52 MELITTA. (**. c.) 



This little insect is remarkable for the silver pile 

 which is, as it were, combed over its mouth, and 

 for the long hoary hair with which its body, the 

 abdomen excepted, is thickly vested on all sides. 

 In shape it resembles the Andrena nitida of Pan- 

 zer (o), from which, however, it is very distinct. 



harhatu' 92. M. atra, albido-villqsa ; abdomine subovali, 

 ''"" punctulato; segmentis intermediis margine 



utrinque albis. 



MUS. D. Marsham, Trimmer, Kirly. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 4|. 

 Hob. Barharaiae rarior. 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS atrum, albido-villosum. 



Caput hirsutum. jintennte thorace vix brevi- 

 ores, nigras, nitidae, articulis subarcuatis. 



Tbuncus. Thorax cinereo-pubescens. Squa- 

 mulce nigrae. jilce subhyalinae, apice iiigri- 

 cantes ; nervis, costali interiore nigro excepto, 

 ferrugineis. Pedes albido-hirti. Scopulce 

 pallidas. 



Abdomen ex lineari-subovale ; tergo punctulis 

 creberrimis levissime impressis, nisi sub lente 

 vix conspicuis, perseminatum, segmentis tribus 

 intermediis utrinque cili^ marginali alb^, basi 

 anoque villoso-albidis. Venter grisescente 

 subhirtus, segmentis ultimis cili^ brevi, flaves-. 

 centi, fimbriatis, 



(o) Fn. Ins. Germ. Init. n. 56, tab. 2. 



93. M, 



