VIII BOMBUS POMORUM 201 
DOUBLTEUL BRITISH) SPECIES. 
BOMBUS POMORUM, Panzer. 
Apple Humble-bee. 
QUEEN.—Length 17-18 mm., expanse about 35 mm. 
Head black. Thorax black, with an indistinct pale- 
yellow band in front and another behind (these bands may 
be absent). Abdomen red, with the lst segment and possibly 
the 2nd more or less black, the black gradually shading into 
the red. Hairs on the corbicula black, “ frequently tipped 
with yellowish-red ” (Hoffer). 
Coat uneven and much shorter than in dappontcus. 
Head long, shaped much as in vuderatus, the cheeks being 
long, but their length is less than half that of the eyes. 
WoORKER.—Probably differs from the queen only in 
size. 
MALE.—Length 14-16 mm., expanse 26-27 mm. 
Shape rather slender like that of datrez/lellus. 
Head black. Thorax black, with a dingy yellowish-grey 
band in front and another behind. Abdomen with the 1st 
segment yellowish-grey and the remaining segments red, this 
colour being darker on the 2nd segment than on the rest 
of the abdomen. 
Coat rather uneven and rather short, especially on the 
abdomen. MHairs on the legs short. The clypeus is hair- 
less except at the sides and on top, and the mandibles are 
unbearded. 
Cheeks long as in the queen. Hind tibiz convex and 
covered with short hairs. 
Antenne of medium length; length of flagellum 
5 mm. 
Armature distinct. 
It is a question whether this species ought to be 
retained in the British list. Smith caught three 
