APIS. (*. b.) 197 



16. A. atra, cinereo-villosula ; abdomine piceo m^L- leucoph- 

 ,. 11- ^ • • • thalma* 



culis septem sulphureis ; antennis supra nigris* 



MUS. Kirby. 



Long. Corp, Lin. 4. 

 Hai. Barhamiae, semel in Salicis Caprece amentis lecta* 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS atruiTi, albido-villosulum. 



CAPtJT. Maa///^ basi sulphureas, dein ferrugi- 

 neee, apice fuscae. Labium^ Frons angulis, et 

 Nasus apice, flava. OcuU, in vivo, chrystallitio- 

 albi. Fades antice villis decumbentibus, ar- 

 genteis, barbata. Antennc^ rufae, supra, sea- 

 poque toto, nigrae. 



Tjruncus imrnaculatus. Squamult^ yicesz. Al^e 

 hyalinse, apice fuscescentes, nervis testaceis. 

 Vedes nigri, albido-pilosi, anterioribus quatuor 

 antrorsum rufis. Tarsi omnes ferruginei. 



Abdomen lanceolato-ovatum, pilis sparsis, ad 

 latera praecipue et anum, villosulum ; segmento 

 primo piceo, apice ferrugineo, reliquis rufo- 

 piceis, intermediis duobus utrinque macula 

 introrsum acuta, proximis tribus fascia abre- 

 viata, sulphureis. Segmentum ultimum ru- 

 fum, apice bidentatum. Venter obscure fer- 

 rugineus. 



This species, in habit and stature, very much 

 resembles the JSomadafurva of Panzer (t/) ; but in 

 colour and markings it is very different, as will ap- 

 pear upon a comparison of his description with mine. 



{d) Fn. Ins. Germ. Init. n.55. tab. 23. 



o 2 17. A. 



