340 Dr. A. Gerstacker on the Geographical Distribution 



first abdominal segment above, second to three-fifths of its 

 length, and middle of scutellum reddish yellow. 



10. Mehadia in the Banat (Stein). — 1 specimen. 

 Exactly like b. from Dalmatia, 



11. Russia (Pallas). — 1 specimen. 



Unicolorous northern Bee; sent by Pallas as Apis cerifera, Pall. 



12. Greece (Kriiper). — 1 specimen. 



Scarcely smaller than the northern Bee ; second abdominal 

 segment on each side at the base with a small reddish- 

 yellow point. 



13. Crimea (Nordmann). — 16 specimens. 



a. (5 sp.) Unicolorous northern Bee. 



b. (5 sp.) Similar, but the second abdominal segment with a 

 small yellow point on each side at the base. 



c. (1 sp.) The yellow point extended into a transverse spot. 



d. (4 sp.) Instead of the transverse spots, a reddish-yellow 

 band on the second segment, occupying progressively one- 

 fifth, one-third, and one-half of its length. 



e. (1 sp.) First abdominal segment and second to two-thirds 

 of its length reddish yellow; scutellum reddish in the 

 middle. 



14. Rhodes (Loew). — 8 specimens. 



a. (] sp.) ^¥ith a reddish-yellow transverse spot on each side 

 the base of the second segment; scutellum all black. 



b. (1 sp.) Similar, but scutellum with a red apex. 



c. (1 sp.) With a reddish-yellow transverse band occupying 

 one-third the length of the second segment; scutellum 

 with the apex red. 



d. (5 sp.) Reddish-yellow band of second segment one-third 

 to two-thirds of its length ; first segment above and the 

 whole or greater part of the scutellum yellowish red. All 

 the specimens of the same size as the northern Bee, but 

 more densely clothed with more intensely yellow hair. 



15. Ephesus (Loew). — 1 specimen. 



Like the northern Bee, but more densely clothed with paler 

 greyish-yellow hair. 



16. Brussa (Thirk). — 2 specimens. 



a. Size of the northern Bee, and similar in colour and clothing, 

 but with a yellow point on each side of the second abdo- 

 minal segment. 



b, A little smaller than the northern Bee ; first segment and 

 second to two-thirds of its length, and the entire scutellum 

 reddish yellow. 



17. Caucasus (Pallas). — 1 specimen. 



Colouring as in i. from Brussa; size a little larger. (This 

 specimen sent by Pallas as his Apis remipes). 



