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tibiae and their tarsi subfuscous ; aljdomen above blackish, with an 

 irregular central band extending from base to the sixth segment ; 

 apex of eighth segment whitish. Wings hyaline, the stigma and 

 veins dark brown, the outer edge of costa and the outer edge of the 

 stigma at base black. 



St. Vincent. Described from one $ specimen, taken at 

 an elevation of 2000 feet. 



A List of the West Indian Hymenoptera.* 

 Suborder I. HETEROPHAGA. 



Superfamily I. APOIDEA. 



Family I. APID^E. 



Subfamily I. MELIPONIN^-E. 



Melipona, Illiger. 



1. M.fulvipcs, Guerin. Cuba ; Jamaica. 



2. M. paupcra,'2xoy. ^. Trinidad. 



3. M. trinidadensis, Pro v. ^ . Trinidad. 



4. 3f. varicgatipes, Gribodo. ^ $. Guadeloupe. 



Trigona, Jurine. 



5. T. nigrocyanea, Ashm. $ . Grenada. 



Subfamily II. APIN^P:. 



Apis, Linnc. 



6. A. mellifica, Linne, Grenada ; Cuba ; Porto Rico 

 (Cosmopolite). 



Family II. BOMBID^. 



BoMBUS, Fabricius. 



7. B. antiguensis, Fabr. ^ . Antigua. 



* Species wi^^o I (i sexual signs, ^ c^ i after them are known in both 

 sexes. 



