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rufescenti inscripto ; tuberculis atrls ; ab- 

 dominis fascia ferruginea antica utrinque 

 punctulo nigro notata; pedibus primariis 

 flavedine nulla ; tibiis omnibus postice ne- 

 bula nigricanti. 



y antennis supra, scapo toto, tuberculis, 

 femoribus, tibiisque posticis extrorsum, ni- 

 gris ; abdomine segmento antico fascia an- 

 gusta, repanda, ferruginea, utrinque punc- 

 tulo nigro notat^ ; fasciis flavis duabus in- 

 termediis subinterruptis ; ventre nigricanti, 

 fasciis tribus, punctoque, flavis. 

 5 abdomine lineari-Ianceolato, segmentis in- 

 termediis fascia flava, interrupta. Alias ,5 

 sjmilis. 



This varying species may always be distinguished 

 by the silver pile that is, as it were, combed over 

 its nasus, by its yellow mouth and ferruginous ab- 

 domen variegated above and below with yellow 

 bands. Variety % may possibly be a distinct spe- 

 cies. Panzer's figure is a very accurate representa- 

 tion of our insect. 



9. A. atra; scutelli punctis fulvescentibus ; abdo-rM^yera- 

 minis ventre ferrugineo^ tergo rufo, nigro/'^^"^' 

 flavoque fasciato. 



MUS. D. Mar sham, Kirly. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 4|. 

 Hah. In Suffolcia, a me bis lecta, semel etiam a D. 

 Marsham, 



DESCR. 



