APIS. (**. c. 2. 3.) 263 



upon the first and last ventral segment of the ab- 

 domen, sufficiently distinguish it from every other 

 species with which I am, at present, acquainted. 

 In the autumn of the year 1797 I found it, in to- 

 lerable plenty, in sand and chalk pits ; since which 

 time I do not recollect to have observed it. 



54. A. atra, griseo-villosa ; abdomine nitido, atro- Leaiana. 

 caerulescenti, ventre lana ferruginea. 



y^pis nigra, hirsutie flava, abdomine supra glabro, ni- 



tente, cupreo. 

 Geoffr. Hist. Ins. Par. 2. p. 411. n. 6. 

 Apis hirta. Fourcroy. Ent. Par. n. 6. 

 MUS, D. M'^Leay, Marsham, Latliam, Suwerhy, Lathlury, 

 Trimmer, Kirly, 



Long. Corp. Lin. 3| — 5. 

 HaZi. Barhamiae, in Carduisitva-^orQ autumnalihaudrara. 



DESCR. Acul. 



CORPUS atrum, punctulatissimum, pube gri- 

 sescenti. 



Caput magnum. MaxilLe vix forcipatee, apice 

 tridentatae, dente interiori truncato, exteri- 

 oribus duobus acutis, disco supra tomento 

 aureo tecto. Anteyince nigra?, capitis longitu- 

 dine. Fades satis hirta. 



Truncus. Squamidce nigrse. Al(^ fuscae, albi- 

 do subnebulosae, nervis nigris. Pedes rufes- 

 cente-pilosi. Scopul<^ ferrugineee. Spinul^e 

 nigrae. 



Abdomen ex oblongo cordatum, atro-cserules- 



cens, basi subretusum, supra subglabrum, 



s 3 nitidissimum. 



