APIS. (**. c. 2. /9. y.) 25 1 



Spines of the anus, are plainly represented in his 

 figure. GeofFroy has mistaken the male for the 

 female, and Panzer has fallen into the same error, 

 that which he has given as the male is a distinct 

 species. Anal spines or teeth in this family are in- 

 variably a sexual distinction, and point out the 

 ;p[iales, 



# *. c. 2. y. 

 48. A. atra, supra glabriuscula ; maxillis promi-masillosa, 

 nentibus, intus barbatis ; abdomine segmentis 

 margine albis. 



Apis maxillosa nigra, maxillis prominentibus, antennis 

 thorace brevioribus, abdomine cylindrico subtus luteo 

 hirsute. 



Lin. Syst. Nat. Ed. 12. & Grnel. p. 2773. n. 11. 



Vill. Ent. Eur. 3. n. 10. 



Hylceus maxiUosus, Fab. Ent. Syst. Em. n.4. 

 FIG. Panzer. Fn. Ins. Germ. Init. n. 53. tad. 17. 



MUS. D. Mnrsham, Latham, Haworth, Trimmer, Lathlury, 

 Francillon, Kirby, 



Long. Corp. Lin. 4 — 5^. 

 Hal'. Barhamiae, in floribus baud rara. In paxillis ni- 

 dificat et llgnis siccis Ichneumonibus viunifestatori 

 jaculatori eifemoratori K, obnoxia. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum, pube, rara admodum, albida 

 consitum. 



Caput. Maxilla arcuatae, prominentes, forci- 

 pat^, fere capitis longitudine, apice bidentatae 

 ^ente exteriori longiore, intus fiilvescente- 



barbatas^ 



