256 APIS. (**. C. 2. y.) 



Eucera curvicornis of Scopoli(A), of which (hat 

 author says, " Antennarum apices adeo intorti ut 

 capitulum referant." SchaefFer seems to have been 

 led into this mistake by finding his insect in the 

 bell of a flower. Christius has given a figure for 

 A.Jiorisomnis which has no relation whatever to 

 it (?) ; Panzer's is excellent. 



Campa- 50. A. atra, glabriuscula ; ano masculo inflexo, 

 nularum. acute bidentato, ventre basi gibbo. 



FIG. Afyis florisomnis minima. Christii Hymenopt. p. 197. 

 tab. 17., fig. 8. 

 Tab. 16. Jig. 14, Acul.Jg. 15. Mas. 



MUS, D. Marsham, Haworth, Latham, M'^Lcay, Trimmert 

 Soiverby, Lathbitry, Kirby. 



. Long. Corp. Lin. 2 — 2\. 

 Hab. Barhamiae. In floribus Campanularum frequenSj 

 in quibus mas saepe pernoctat. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum, glabriusculum, punctulatissi- 

 mum. 



Caput. Nasus gibbus. uintennee nigrae, capi- 

 tis vix longitudine. 



Truncus. -S'^Maww/tP piceo- nigrae. Alee ^2^1X0 

 infuscatae, subiricolores, nervis nigris. Pedes 

 cinereo-pilosuli, scopulis fulvescentibus. Spi^ 

 nulce testaceae. 



Abdomen cylindricum, ano obtusiusculo. Ven-^ 

 ter lana h^ud dens^ lutescenti. 



(A) Ann. Hist. Nat. 4. p. 9. n. 3. 

 (i) Hymenopt. p. 172. tab. 13. fig. 11. 



Maria 



