APIS. (*. b.) 217 



puncto, luteis. Fenter ferrugineus, Imma- 

 culatus. 



33. A. atra; scutello fermgineo; abdomine f unco, Sheppard- 



] . ana. 



immaculato. 



MUS. D. Marsham, Trimmer, Kirly. 



Long. Corp. Lin. 2^. 

 Hah. Barhamiae, in aggeribus apricis obvia. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum, glabriusculum. 



Caput antice, et oculorum ambitus, ferruginca. 

 Labium ferrugineum. Antenn^p rufo-fulvse, 

 supra, articulo extimo fulvo excepto, piceae. 



Truncus. Collare obscure, Tuhercula, Squa- 

 miilipf Pleiine, Pectus inter pedes posticos, 

 ScuteUi puncta duo, et lineola transversa, ele.' 

 vatiuscula, ferruginea omnia. Metathorax 

 utrinque macula villoso-nivea. AIce infuscatae, 

 apice nervisque nigris, lunula alba. Pedes 

 picei tibiis, tarsisque quatuor anterioribus, 

 illae tan turn antrorsum, rufis. Apophyses rufo 

 varias. Femora antica etiam antrosum rufa. 



Abdomen subglobosum, supra et infra fuscum, 

 infra tamen dilutius, immaculatum. 



Revetti Sheppard, A.B. juvenis ingenui, olim 

 discjpuli met dilecti, insecioru7n coUectoris in- 

 defessi, oculatissimi, hcec Apis nomen gerit. 



This is the smallest species of this family with 



which I am, at present, acquainted ; it is extremely 



similar in most respects to the preceding, and may, 



p 4 possibly. 



