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7. BOMBUS LAPPONICUS, Fabricius. 
Mountain Humble-bee. 
QUEEN.—Medium-sized ; length 16-18 mm., expanse 
33-35 mm. Abdomen short and broad. 
Head black, with more or less pale yellow on top and 
sometimes on the face. Thorax black with a pale yellow 
band in front and a much narrower one behind; in dark 
specimens the latter band is absent. Abdomen with the 
first segment black, or in light specimens more or less 
pale yellow, and with the 2nd and following segments bright 
red, inclining to pale yellow at the sides of the 4th and 
5th segments. In dark specimens the black on the Ist 
segment spreads on to the 2nd segment, shading into the 
red. Hairs on the hind tibiz black. 
On the abdomen the coat is very long, but even. 
WoRKER.—Length 10-15 mm. 
Only differs from the queen in size. 
MALE.—Length 14-15 mm., expanse 26-27 mm. 
Coloured like the queen. 
On the abdomen the coat is very long, but even. 
Antenne short ; length of flagellum 5 mm. 
Armature like that of B. pratorum and jonellus. 
This beautiful species is local and is found only 
in mountainous districts, with few exceptions. It 
has been recorded by Smith from the Black Moun- 
tain, Brecknockshire ; Snowdon and other mountains 
in Wales; Herefordshire; Monmouthshire ; Halifax 
Moor, Yorkshire, and Loch Rannoch, Perthshire : 
and by Saunders from Gloucestershire; Cannock 
Chase ; Clwyd Hill; High Moors, Marston; Staly- 
bridge; Chat Moss; Keighley, Yorks ; Argyllshire 
and Aberdeenshire. Other localities are Penmaen- 
