213 APIS. (*. b.) 



possibly, be only a variety of it ; but as its abdo, 

 men is only of one colour, without either red fas- 

 cia, or yellow spots, besides slighter differences, 

 I thought it most adviseable to give it as distinct. 



ferrugi- 34. A. atra; antennis, pedibus, abdomineque, fer- 

 rugineis; labio subcornuto. 



Ap'isferrng'inata nigra, glabra, abdomine, antennis, ore, 



pedibusque ferrugineis. 

 Lin. Syst. Nat. ed. 12. ks' Gmel. p. 2779- «• 35. 

 Vlll. Ent. Eur. 3. n.28. 

 Forst. Cat. Brit, Ins. n.723. Apis, n. 18. 



FIG. Tah.lG.fg.A. 



Nomada Germanica atra, abdomine rufo, basi nigroj 



pedibus nigris, rufo annulatis. 

 Panzer. Fn. Ins. Germ. Init. n. 72. tal. 1/. 



MUS. D. Smith, Kirly. 



Ix)ng. Corp. Lin. 4. 

 Hal. Prope Londinum, a D. Marshara semel Iccta, 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS atrum, albido-subvillosum. 



Caput. Os fulvum. Labium pilosum, nigrum, 

 mucrone brevi, acuto, sine lente et nisi a la- 

 tere vix conspicuo, armatum. Antennce bre- 

 viusculae, ferrugineae, scapo nigro. 



Truncus. Tukerada et Squamulce ferruginea. 

 ScuteUum tubercula duo valde elevata gerit. 

 jilce subhyalinae,apice nervisquenigricantibus, 

 lunula albA. Pedes ferruginei, apophysibus, 

 femoribusque posticis fer^ totis, anterioribus 

 quatuor subtus, tibiisque ultimi paris apice, 

 pi^ris. 



Absomei^ 



