244 APIS. (**. c, 2. a.) 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS nigrum, pube grisescenti. 



Caput. Maxillce prominentes, validae, forcl- 

 patae, apice quadridentatac, dentibus exteri- 

 oribiis duobus acutis, intermedio truncate, 

 intimo emarginato(/). Antennae capitis fere 

 longitudine, nigrae. 



Truncus supra villis sordide fulvis tecta, disci 

 pube rariore nigricanti, Squamulce nigrae. 

 jdliS subhyalinge, apice obscuriores, nervis 

 nigris. Pedes hirti, tibiarum spinulis ferru- 

 gineis. Scopulce fulvo-aureae. 



Abdomen exoblorigo ovale(m), antice cinereo- 

 subvillosum, postic^ pilis nigris consitum. 

 ^nus obtusiusculus. Fenter lana fulvi ves- 

 titus. 



Far. |S ventris lan^, anum versus, nigra. 



Maris Corpus longius et densitis villosum. Fades 

 ante antennas barba densa flavescenti. ^n- 

 tetirice thorace brcviores. Thorax pube ful- 

 vescenti. Abdomen ex oblongo globosum, 

 flavescenti vellere lanuginosum, ano inflexo, 

 ei"narginato(72). 



Far. ^ corporis hirsutie cinerascenti ; digitis ar- 

 ticulo extimo ferrugineo. 



This insect has been figured as ji. centuncularis 

 by Panzer and the ingenious Mr. Donovan, it is, 

 however, very distinct from it; for it is not only 



(/) Tab. 8. fig. 14. (//?) Ibid. fig. 21. ('/) Ibid. fig. 25. 



considerably 



