378 Mr. F. Smith on the Species and 



Group II. Vertex not perceptibly narrowed ; the posterior ocelli not more 

 distant from eacli other than from the compound eyes. The recurrent 

 nervure distant from the apex of the third submarginal cell. 



Sp. 3. Apis mellifica, Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 421. no. 1697, £ . 



(Europe.) 



Apis ligustica, Spin. Ins. Ligur. i. 35. 15. (Italy.) 



fasciata, Latr. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. v. 1?1. (Egypt.) 



cerifera, Scop. Ann. Hist. Nat. iv. 16. (Europe.) 



gregaria, Geoffr. Ins. ii. 407. (France.) 



domestica, Ray, Hist. Ins. p. 240. (England.) 



Of the unicolorous form of this species I have seen specimens 

 from nearly all parts of Europe, from most of the West-India 

 Islands, from New York, Canada, Florida, Texas, California, and 

 Mexico, from the Cape of Good Hope, Sierra Leone, Australia, 

 and New Zealand ; of the Ligurian form, examples from Italy, 

 Switzerland, and the Cape of Good Hope. 



Sp. 4. Apis Adansonii, Latr. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. v. 172, 9 . 

 (Senegal.) 



Apis scutellata, St. Farg. Ilym. i. 404, $ . (Africa.) 



nigritarum, St. Farg. flym. i. 406. (Congo.) 



Caffra, St. Farg. Hym. i. 402. (Africa.) 



? unicolor, Latr. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. v. 168. (Madagascar.) 



mellifica, Gerst. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1863, vol. xi., nee Linn. 



As I have before remarked, Dr. Gerstacker regards this spe- 

 cies, together with its varieties, as identical with Apis mellifica. 

 My reasons for differing from him will be found in the fore- 

 going remarks. I have also ascertained that the Honey-Bee is 

 found in Zambesi : this small form I am inclined to consider a 

 native species, widely spread over the vast expanse of Africa. 

 The capture of the male will in all probability prove the truth 

 of my conclusions. The Apis unicolor I have never seen; I have 

 therefore expressed a doubt as regards its synonymy. 



Sp. 5. Apis indica, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 370, $ . (India.) 



Apis Peronii, Latr. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. v. 173, $ . (Timor.) 



Delessertii, Guer. Icon. Reg. Anim. 461, $ . (Pondicherry.) 



Perrottetii, Guer. Icon. Reg. Anim. 461, $ . (Neelgherries.) 



socialis, Latr. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. iv. 172, $ . (India.) 



dorsata, St. Farg. Hym. i. 405, $ . (India.) 



(To the above localities may be added Java, Sumatra, Flores, Malacca, 

 and Borneo.) 



Sp. 6. Apis nigro-cincta, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 93, ? . 

 (Celebes.) 

 Apis indica, Gerst. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1863, vol. xi. 343, nee Fabr. 

 This species has also been received from Borneo and China — 



