MELITTA. (**. c.) 155 



■ nigricatites. Abdomen ovato-lanceolatum, hi' 

 tidum, basi rufescente villosulum; segmen- 

 torum cilia pallida. 

 Far. plantis omnibus nigris, corporis pube 



cinerea. 

 This species varies much, but all the varieties 

 here given are distinguished by a thick incurved 

 fringe on each side of the metathorax, which these 

 Kttle creatures load with pollen. I am not clear, 

 however, that s is not distinct. Apis comhinata 

 of Christius appears to be a variety of our insect; 

 if so, he has omitted the fringe of the metathorax. 

 The male much resembles M. Lewinella, but in 

 that all the tarsi are red. 



95. M. atra, supra nudiuscula ; metathorace utrin-«Mfi?H«cM- 



que, ti 

 MUS. Kirhif. 



que, tibiisque posticis, pallido-lanatis. 



Long. Corp, Lin. 5. 

 Hab. In SufFolcia, semel tantCim lecta. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum, subtus cinereo-villosum. 



Caput subvillosum. Oculorum intervallum la- 



tissimum. Antennce nigras. 

 Truncus. Thorax glabriusculus. Metathorax 



utrinque pallido-lanatus. Squamulce piceae. 



AliP testacese, nervo costali interiore nigro. 



Pedes pallido-pilosi. Scopulce fuscae. 

 Abdomen subovale, basi et lateribus pilis lon- 



gis admodum albidis subvillosum. Ani Fimbria 



rufescens. Venter per fascias cinereo-hirtus. 



This 



