^54 APIS. (**. c. 2. y.) 



]\IUS. D. Smith Lirincan, Marsham, Latham, Frandllon^ 

 Lathlury, Trimmer, Kirly. 



Long. Corp, Lin, 4 — 5. 

 Hal. Barhamiae, in floribus tempore vernali baud rara, 

 In floribus pernoctat. Lin. 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS atrum, cinereo-villosum. 



Caput. Maocillce apice bidentatae dentibus acu-. 

 tis. Gence apud basin maxillarum in dentem 

 obtusum protensae. Packs ante antennas 

 densiils barbata. Antemice filiformes, capite 

 longiores, hinc subdentatae/. articulis subtus 

 medio obtusangulis (/-). 



Truncus subovatus, villosus. Squamulce nigrae. 

 Alee infuscatae, apice nervisque nigris. Pedes 

 hirti, spinulis testaceis. Scopulce fulvas. 



Abdomen semicylindricum, punctulatissimum, 

 segmento ultimo bidentato, dentibus oblique 

 truncatis (r). Venter antice cornu brevi, 

 crasso, supra concavo, apice rotundato arma- 

 tus {d) ; cui e regione opponitur cavitas to- 

 nientoso.-pallida(e), segmento ultimo recurvo, 

 apice bidentato (/). 



No insect, in this genus, that I am at present 

 acquainted with, exhibits so many singularities of 

 form as A.fionsomnh. The tooth in -which its 

 genae terminate, the intermediate joints of its an- 



{V) Tab. 9, 2. y. fig. 9. (c) Ibid, fig, 12. aa. 



(d) Ibid, fig, 11. a! (f) Ibid. d. 



(/)Ibid. c. Scfig. 12. II: 



tennae 



