BOMBUS. 547 



b^. Pubescence on 3rd abdominal seg- 

 ment black. 

 a*. Basal two abdnminal segments 



with black pubescence B. similliinus, p. o54. 



i*. Basal two abdominal segments 



with yellow pubescence B. orietitnlU^ p. 555. 



(P. Pubescence on thoi ax bright fulvous. B. lom/iceps, p. 555. 



957. Bombus rufofasciatus, Smith, Trans. Ent. Sue. n. s. ii, 1852, 



p. 48, $ ; Ball. Ton: Cat. x, p. 545. 



5 . Head and face elongate, with long pubescence on the front, 

 between the antenna; and above the cl3fpeus ; the clypeus, vertex, 

 and cheeks finely and closely punctured ; the thorax and abdomen 

 densely pubescent, the apical segment of the last above without 

 pubescence, convex and punctured. The head, the pronotum, the 

 mesonotum posteriorly, the scutellum, the sides of the thorax, the 

 upper part of the legs, and the 2nd abdominal segment with long 

 black pubescence ; a band on the mesonotum anteriorly, the 

 median segment, the basal and the 4th to 6th abdominal segments 

 with greyish-white, and tbe 3rd segment with bright fulvous-red 

 pubescence ; the pubescence short and pale golden on the tibia; and 

 tarsi, and bright fulvous at the extreme apex of the anal segment ; 

 wings hyaline, lightly fascescent towards the apical margins. 



9 similar, smaller, tbe basal two abdominal segments with pale 

 yellow, the 3rd with black, and the apical three with orange-red 

 pubescence. 



Hab. JSTorthern India -(SmitJi) ; Sikhim, 12,500 ft. ? . LengtJi 

 23; exj). 48 mm. 9- Length 15 ; exj). 31 mm. 



958. Bombus montivagus, Smith. J. A. S. B. xlvii, 1878, p; 108, 9 ; 



Da/l. Tor7\ Cat. x, p. 535 ; Binyh. Jour. Bomb. N. H. Soc. viii, 

 p. 388, pi. i, fig. 12. 



$ . Head and face elongate, only pubescent on the front between 

 the antennae and on the occiput, the rest smooth, shining, with a 

 few minute punctures on the cheeks and vertex ; the thorax and 

 abdomen densely pubescent, the apical segment of the latter 

 narrowly bare above, with a short medial furrow. Black ; the 

 pubescence on the head, the mesonotum, on the scutellum 

 anteriorly, the legs, and on the 2nd and 3rd abdominal segments 

 black ; on the pronotum, tbe sides of the thorax, the scutellum 

 posteriorly, the median segment, and on the apical three 

 abdominal segments fulvous red : on the basal abdominal segment 

 bright yellow ; wings fuscous, dull, with scarcely any effulgence. 



9 similar ; smaller ; a patch of white pubescence beneath the 

 wings and on the sides of the median segment ; the 2nd to the 

 4th abdominal segments with black, the apical two segments only 

 with fulvous-rod pubescence. 



Hah. Pegu Hills, Burma ; Dawnat Range, 4000 ft ; Karennee, 

 5000 ft. $. Length 25; exp. 50 mm. 9- Length 16; exp. 

 32 mm. J unknown. 



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