246 Mr. E. Saunders' Synopsis of 



5 . Eyes remote on tlie vertex. Abdomen elongate, conical, 

 pointed at tlie apex, longer than the wings ; tibiae and metatarsi 

 eubconvex externally, the former foveated just above the apex. 



5 . Eyes remote on the vertex. Abdomen shorter than the 

 wings, less conical than in the $ ; posterior tibiae and metatarsi 

 dilated and excavated externally, and clothed with long hairs at 

 the edges, the metatarsi sharply dentate at the base. Length, 

 13—17 mm. 



Hah. Common ; the hive bee. 



Explanation of Plates. 



PLATE V. 

 Fig. 1. Panurgus ursimis, ^ armatm-e. 



la. ,, ,, 7th ventral segment. 



1&. „ „ 8th 



2. ,, calcaratus, g armature. 



2rt.. ,, ,, 8th ventral segment. 



3. Bojjhites 5-s])inosas, ^ armature. 



3 a. ,, ,, 7th ventral segment. 



' 3&. ,, ,, ,, ,, lateral view. 



3 c. ,, ,, 8th ventral segment. 



3(Z. ,, ,, ,, ,, lateral view. 



4. Dufourca vulgaris, $ armatui'e. 



4 a. ,, ,, 7th ventral segment, 

 4&. „ „ 8th 



PLATE VI. 



1. Nomada Boberjeotiana, S armature. 



la, lb. „ „ 8th ventral segment, ventral and 



lateral views. 



2. ,, solidaginis, ^ armature. 



2 a, 2&. ,, „ 8th ventral segment, ventral and 



lateral views. 



3. ,, varia, $ armature. 



3 a, 3 5. ,, ,, 8th ventral segment, ventral and lateral 



views. 



4. ,, 6-fasciata, $ armature. 



4 a, 4&. ,. ,, 8th ventral segment, ventral and 



lateral views. 



5. ,, lincola, J" armature. 



5a, 5b. „ ,, 8th ventral segment, ventral and lateral 



views. 



