g52 APIS. (**. c. 2. y.) 



barbataef?/). Labium ya\de e\onga.tum, ros- 

 trum fere totum obtegens (z). Nasus apice 

 squama a capite extante instructus. Antennce 

 clavatae capitis longitudine (a). Vertex cal- 

 vus. Ocm/z postice attenuati. 



Truncus obovatus. Squamulce nigrae. uilie 

 paulul^m infuscatae, apice nervisque nigris. 

 Pedes pallido-hirti. Scopulce fulvae. 



Abdomen cylindricum, nitidum, punctulatum, 

 segmentis margine piloso-albis. Venter lana 

 densa^ pallide lutea tectus. 



This singular insect may always be known by 

 its prominent maxillae, which when closed leave a 

 space between themselves and the mouth, which 

 space is filled by the hairs with which their inner 

 side is bearded ; its lip is also remarkably elongate. 

 Panzer has given an admirable figure of it ; that of 

 Christius belongs to some other insect. We learn 

 from Mr. Marsham that j4. maxiUosa is the prey 

 of Ichneumon manifestator, and from Bergman 

 that l.jaculator pierces this as well as A.Jiorisom- 

 7iis, which indeed I strongly suspect to be its male. 

 Nor are these the only insects of that genus to the 

 attacks of which our Apis is exposed, for Mr. J. 

 Trimmer has taken another out of its foramina, 

 which, as it appears to be a non-descript, and 



(y) Tab. 9. 2. y. fig. 6. (z) Ibid. fig. 3. I', 



(a) Ibid. fig. /, 



may 



