BEES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 115 



vures dark rufo-testaceoiis ; the posterior tibiae and basal joint 

 of the tarsi have a dense scopa of fulvous ])ubescence, the cal- 

 caria and apical joints of the tarsi ferruginous Abdomen ovate, 

 the margins of the segments subdepressed, the apical hmbria 

 fuscous. ^•^• 



Male Length 3-4 lines.— Very closely resembling the female, 

 ^but having the head larger than the thorax, sometimes half as 

 wide ao-ain ; the flagelhim, except two or three of the basal 

 joints, pale rufo-testaceous; the posterior femora have an ob- 

 tuse tooth towards their base beneath; the posterior tibia? 

 clavate, bent inwards, the tibiae and tarsi have a scattered pale 

 fulvous pubescence, the calcaria and apical joint of the tarsi 

 pale ferruginous. 13. M. 



This species is not found in the immediate vicinity of 

 London; the nearest locality is the north-east corner of Black- 

 heath, and along the road-side leading to Charlton. In the 

 months of July and August this bee will be found frequenting 

 the Mouse-ear Hawkweed, and in some localities it is plentiful, 

 but is very local ; it occurs at Luccomb Chine, and at the land- 

 slip at Bonchurch, Isle of Wight; at Betsome, near Darent 

 Wood, Kent, at Weybridge, and at Hawley, Hants ; the males 

 may be found, towards evening, enclosed in the flowers, three or 

 four in some instances ; and by this means a number may be 



taken. 



2. Panurgns Banksianus. 



P. ater, supra glabriusculus ; pedibus posticis fulvo-hirsutissimis, 

 in mare atris. 



Apis Banksiana, Kirbi/, Mon, Ap. AngL ii. 179. 2^ $ , 



Don. Brit* Ins, xii. 26. t. 403. f. 2. 

 Apis ursina, Kirby, Mon. Ap. AngL ii. 178. 1, not var. /3. 

 Dasypoda ursina, Latr^ Hist. Nat, xiii. 370. 2 $ • 

 Trachusa atra, Panz, Faun. Germ. 96. 19 c?. 

 Panurgus ater, Latr. EncycL Meth. viii. 720. h $ ^ , 



Spin, Ins, Lig, fasc. 3. p. 196. 1. 



St, Farg. Hym, ii. 226. 4. 



Nyland, Ap. Boreal, p. 224. 1. 

 Panurgus ursinus, Curtis^ Brit, Ent, iii. t. 101, 



SmitK Zool, iv. 1451. 1. 



Female, Length 4i-5i lines. — Black, shining and nearly npked, 

 the face below the insertion of the antennge has a short black 

 pubescence, and the sides of the head and cheeks are thinly 

 clothed with long black hairs; the labrum ciliated with bright 



