420 ME. E. SATJFDEHS ON THE TONGTIES OE THE 



the basal joint thickest and longest. Submentum widened and 

 hyaline at the apex, narrow and darkly chitinous at the base. 

 Lora distinct, not very long, forming an obtuse angle at their 

 point of juncture. 



Dasypoda, Latr. Hist. Nat. iii. p. 372. (PI. V. figs. 1-3.) 

 Labrum transverse, its anterior edge slightly rounded, densely 

 fringed with long golden hairs, all of which appear to be more or 

 less plumose or spiuose. Epipharynx slightly pointed at the 

 apex. Scales at the base of the maxillss very elongate, oval, set 

 with long porrect, slightly spiuose hairs. Maxillae Avith the 

 blades very long, gradually rounded on their outer margin, 

 straight on the inner ; apex pointed ; inner margin almost 

 destitute of any membrane, except just opposite the insertion of 

 the maxillary palpi ; these latter are 6-jointed. Paraglossse nar- 

 rowed at the base, their inner basal margin rounded and bearing 

 a row of stiff bristles, their outer basal margin concave ; across 

 the centre they are widened, from whence the outer apical 

 margins converge in slightly rounded lines, and the inner apical 

 margins diverge in nearly straight lines, and the apex is produced 

 into a narrow, slightly pointed process. Lingua much more 

 elongate than in any of the preceding genera ; the transversely 

 ridged portion four times as long as broad, gradually tapering to 

 the apex, which, however, appears to be destitute of the ladle- 

 shaped termination observable in the higher Apidse. Beneath with 

 the mentum about four times as long as wide, very little widened 

 towards the apex. Submentum long, widened at the apex ; labial 

 palpi 4-jointed, the joints much swollen at the apex. Maxillae 

 clothed with very long spinose hairs ; lora very strongly deve- 

 loped, forming an acute angle at their point of juncture. 



PANFKaus, Paoiz. Krit. Bev. ii. p. 209. (PI. V. figs. 4-6.) 



Labrum transverse, widened in front, and slightly rounded on 

 its anterior margin, fringed with long spinose hairs of rather 

 unequal lengths. Epipharynx triangular. Scales at the base of 

 the maxillae ovate, set with strong upright bristles. Maxillae 

 with the basal portion fringed outwardly with a row of short erect 

 bristly hairs ; palpi 6-jointed ; blades semihicent, pointed, gradu- 

 ally narrowed to the apex, with rather a wide membrane on their 

 inner margins towards the base; surface apparently clothed 



