98 PLATE CVIII. 



which -the annexed figure is copied ; his Lordfhip told me he met 

 with it in Wiltfhire laft fummer, with feveral other rare Infects, 

 which will appear fliortly in this work. 



F I G. II. 



APIS ACERVORUM. 

 Black Bee. 



Hymen OPT ERA. 

 Apis. 

 SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 

 Entirely Black. Hairy. 



Apis A^r'yijrww hirfuta atra. Linn. SyJI. Nat. 2. 261. 50, 



Fn. Sv. 1 7 17. 

 Schcsff. Icon. tab. *]^> fig^ 5. 



This fpecies lives in the earth, it is not often met with near Lo^^ 

 don, We received it through the fame chanpel as the former, 



