172 THE HUMBLE-BEE 



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clothed with long greyish-yellow hairs. The hairs on the 

 tibiae are greyish-yellow, not red as in derJiamellus. 



The coat is denser and somewhat longer than in 

 derJiamellus : on the abdomen it is even, not shaggy as 

 in derJiamellus, and, especially on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 

 segments, is more erect than in that species. 



The hind metatarsi are not parallel-sided as in derJiamel- 

 lus, but narrow gradually from below the middle to the base. 



Eyes rather prominent. Cheeks short, shorter than in 

 derJiamellus. 



Antennae with 3rd joint longer than 4th. Length of 

 flagellum 5^- mm. Each joint of the flagellum except the first 

 is slightly arched, more distinctly so than in derJiamellus, 

 and joints 6-12 are not swelled behind as in that species. 



Armature distinct. 



Very rare in Britain where only the male has so 

 far been found. The type specimen was taken by 

 Kirby at Witnesham in Suffolk. Four more speci- 

 mens were captured at Southend by Smith, who 

 also recorded examples from Brighton Downs and 

 Bristol. All these captures were made over thirty 

 years ago, and none have been recorded since, but 

 on September 8, 191 1, I took a somewhat faded 

 male at Ripple on a roadside head of Centaurea nigra. 

 A colour photograph of this specimen is shown in 

 Plate II. Probably, if it were sufficiently looked for, 

 the species would be found existing over an exten- 

 sive area in the south and east of England. It is 

 also rare on the Continent. 



This is evidently a late-appearing humble-bee, 

 for the Southend specimens were taken at the end of 

 August and my capture was made when the other 

 species were beginning to disappear. 



