f.l2' APIS. (**. c. 2.) 



that which has been mistaken for it, it ought to b^ 

 " abdomine ba.si flavo." Miiller, in his Zoologia 

 Danica, has described this ^pis under the name of 

 j4. paludo.ra : of course his ^. hortorum is another, 

 most probably synonymous with that of Fabricius. 

 The A. hortorum of Christius(e), as far as I can 

 judge from his figure, is no Bomhinatrix. 



The head of this species is much longer, in pro- 

 portion to its width, than is usual in this family, in 

 shape it bears no faint resemblance to the head of 

 a dog, while others, with very little stretch of the 

 itnagiriation, may, in this respect, be regarded as 

 similar to the cat. 



Ray seems at a loss to conceive what can be the 

 use of the complex machinery of the proboscis ; we, 

 who know the admirable art and contrivance mani- 

 fested in the construction of this organ, need not 

 wonder, but we shall be inexcusable if we do not 

 adore. 



^ r/w- Q2. A. atra, hirsuta, ano albo; thorace antice, scu- 

 tello, ab'dominisque basi, flavis. 



MUS. D. Mar sham. Ha worth. Trimmer, Kirly. 

 Long. Coi-j). Lin. 4 — 5. 

 Hah. Barhamioe in floribus, sccl rara. 



JDESCR. Acul. 

 CORPUS atrum, hirsutum. 

 ^_^ Caput triangulare(/). Os barba rufa. Lingua 



(e) Hymenopt. p. 140. tab. 11. fig. 3. 



nryi^b.-i3.'fig. 10. 

 ^^'' ' thoracis 



