PLATE CCCLXXVI. 47 



FIG. V. 



APIS FLORALIS. 

 s 



FLORAL BEE. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Entirely yellowiih-rufous : abdomen fpotted and fafeiated with 

 black. 



Ap$s floralis : tota rufa^ abdominis fafciis quatuor vel quinque ni~ 



gris. Scop. Ann. Hiji. Nat. 4. p. 12. n. 7- 



Gmel. Linn. Syji. Nat. 2785. 125. 



Apis floralis : hirfuto flavefcens ; thorace fulvo ; abdomine ma- 

 culis, fafciifque atris. Kirby Ap. Angl. T. 2. p> 

 324. n. 76. 



This fpecies of Bee is common, chiefly frequenting flowers. 



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