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Abdomen subovatum, ferrugineum, basi, ma- 

 culisque duabus anticis lateralibus, nigris. 

 uini extremitas truncata. Venter ferrugi- 

 neus, segmentis omnibus basi fascia abbre- 

 viata nigra. 



There is no authentic specimen of this species 

 in the Linnean cabinet ; what is now there as such 

 was labelled by the present worthy possessor, but 

 it answers the description of Linneus very well. 

 The tubercula of this and the Linnean insect are 

 yellow; in our specimen, which I owe to the libe- 

 rality of Mr. Marsham, these are ferruginous. In 

 other respects they agree together. Fabricius has 

 omitted this species, perhaps he took it for a variety 

 of j4. Fahriaella, from which it is, however, ex- 

 tremely distinct. Forster introduces it into his 

 catalogue of British insects. Panzer's Nomada 

 Germaiiica comes very near to it, if it be not the 

 same. 



The horn upon the lip of this species seems to 

 indicate that it ought to be placed near to j4. cor- 

 nigera, &c. but in habit and other respects, it ap- 

 pears to be more nearly related to those last 

 described. 



# *. a. 

 35. A. aterrima, albido-villosa ; abdomine segmen- punctata. 

 lis utrinque puncto albo ; scutello bidentato. 



Jpis punctata nigra, cinereo-villosa^ abdomine atro 

 ^egmentis utrinque puncto albo, 



' Fal. 



