358 APIS. (**. e. 2.) 



In honorem D. Donovan, qui Insectorum, Avi- 

 um, Conchyliorum M. Britanniae Historiam 

 Naturalemjiguris et observationibus illustravit, 

 necnon Insecta Cliinensia et Indiae Orientalis 

 exquisitissimi Jiguravit . 



This insect approaches very near to A. suhinter- 

 rupta, but the wings are darker, the abdomen is 

 shorter and wider, its black band is much narrow- 

 er, the red hairs of the anus are of a deeper colour, 

 and occupy three segments. 



Bnrrell- 101. A. hirsuto-flava, ano fulvo; thoracis abdomi- 

 "'""" nisque subglobosi fascia atrS. 



^pis flava, abdominis medio nigro, ano fulvo. 

 GcofJ'r. Hist. Ills. 2. p. 418. n, 23. KB. 

 Apis rcgaiis .S. Foiircroy. Ent. Par. n. 24, 



FIG. ScIupO'- !<-0"- t(il\26l.fg.5, 6. 



MUS. D. Marshum, Latham, M^Latij, Uaworth, Lathiury, 

 Tri III m er, Kiriy . 



Long. Corp. Lin. 6. 

 Ihil-. Barliamiae. In floribus hortorum hand rara, 



DESCR. Mas. 



CORPUS hirsuto-citrinum. 



Caput. MaxilUr barba fulvescenti. j4ntenna 

 thoracis longitudinc, articulis rectiusculis. 



Truncus supra antice late hirsuto-flavus. Tho- 

 rax inter alas ater. Squamuhe nigrae. Alee 

 subcoloratae, apice obscuriores, nervis piceis. 

 Pedes flavescentc-hirti. Femora quatuor pos- 

 tcriora pallido barbata, antcriora citrina. Spi- 



nulce 



