BO MB US POMORUM 201 



DOUBTFUL BRITISH SPECIES. 



BOMBUS POMORUM, Panzer. 



Apple Humble-bee. 



QUEEN. Length 17-18 mm., expanse about 35 mm. 



Head black. Thorax black, with an indistinct pale- 

 yellow band in front and another behind (these bands may 

 be absent). Abdomen red, with the 1st segment and possibly 

 the 2nd more or less black, the black gradually shading into 

 the red. Hairs on the corbicula black, " frequently tipped 

 with yellowish-red " (Hoffer). 



Coat uneven and much shorter than in lapponicus. 



Head long, shaped much as in raderatus y the cheeks being 

 long, but their length is less than half that of the eyes. 



WORKER. Probably differs from the queen only in 

 size. 



Male. Length 14-16 mm., expanse 26-27 mm - 

 Shape rather slender like that of latreillellus. 



Head black. Thorax black, with a dingy yellowish-grey 

 band in front and another behind. Abdomen with the 1st 

 segment yellowish-grey and the remaining segments red, this 

 colour being darker on the 2nd segment than on the rest 

 of the abdomen. 



Coat rather uneven and rather short, especially on the 

 abdomen. Hairs on the legs short. The clypeus is hair- 

 less except at the sides and on top, and the mandibles are 

 unbearded. 



Cheeks long as in the queen. Hind tibiae convex and 

 covered with short hairs. 



Antennae of medium length ; length of flagellum 

 5 mm. 



Armature distinct. 



It is a question whether this species ought to be 

 retained in the British list. Smith caught three 



