MELITTA. (**. c.) 173 



Caput admodum villosum. Oris barba fulvo- 

 aurea. Occipitis pili atri. Labium tiiberculo 

 nullo. Antennae apice subtus piceo. 



Truncus. Thorax antice et utrinque pube 

 fulvescenti, disco atro rariiis piloso. Squamulce 

 piceae. ^/<p . subhyalinae, apice obscurioreSj 

 nervis nigris. Pedes fulvo-pilosi. Tihice pos- 

 ticae scop^ fulvo-aurea. Scopulce ferrugineae. 

 Digit i obscure rufi, postici infra apicem plan- 

 tae inserti. Flocculus obsoletns. 



Abdomen ex oblongo ovatum, basi retusum, 

 segmento primo villoso-grisescenti, tribus pro- 

 mixis cilia brevi, marginal], alba. Ani Fim- 

 bria fulvo-aurea. Venter subhirtus^ ano pube 

 densa, fulva tecto. 



Obs. In adultiorihus corporis puhes cinerascit, 

 et cilia marginalis segmentorum abdominis 

 dorsalium haud raro abraditur. 



Maris jintenme thorace breviores, apice subtus 

 dentato(2/). JPac/e* villis densis, albican tibus 

 valde hirsuta. Occipitis, itemque Thoracis 

 pubes, densa, subflava. Abdomen subhirsutum. 



Var. /S cinereo-villosus, thoracis disco atro, piloso. 



The insect now described appears evidently to be 

 the Andrena hcemorrhoidalis of Panzer, but I think 

 not of Fabricius. His description, however, is so 

 very short, that I do not feel quite assured that it 

 belongs to the insect I have given for it above, ra- 



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