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14. Bombus soroensis. 



B. hirsutus, ater; abdominis segmento secundo utrinque obso- 

 lete flavo, ano albo. Mas, pallidas; ano roseo-alboj thorace 

 abdomineque singulis fascia atra. 



Apis soroensis, Fabr, EnL Si/st. ii. 318. 12 ^ . 



Panz. Faun, Germ, 7. 11- 

 Bombus soroensis, Fabr, Syst. Piez. p. 345. 10. 



Dahlb.Bomb, Scand, p. 43. 22. 



Drews, .8f Schiodte, Krby, Tidsskr, ii. 112. 8. t. 2. f. e <? ,/? . 



Nyland, Ap, Boreal, p. 239. 28. 

 Apis neutra, Panz, Faun, Germ, 83. 18; Krit. Revis, ii. 259 ^ . 

 Bombus neutra, Fabr. Syst, Piez, p. 347. 24. 



St. Farg, Hym. i. 4G9. 15. 

 Apis Cullumana, Kirhy, Man. Ap, Angl, ii. 359. 102 $ , 

 Bremus sylvarum, Panz, Faun, Germ. 85. 19. 

 Bombus CuUumanus, Smithy Zool. ii. 548. 11. 

 Bombus Burrellanus, Dahlb. Bomb, Scand. 43. 22 ? (necKirby). 



St, Farg, Hym, i. p. 462. 6 $ . 



Drews, ^^ Schiodte, Kroy, TidssJcr, ii. 112. 8.t. 2. f. 1 e,f (nee 

 Kirby ) , 



Nyland. Ap. Boreal, p. 240 (nee Kirby). 



Female, Lengtb 7-8 lines. — The pubescence black, the tip of 

 the abdomen white; the white pubescence is separated from 

 the black by a mixture of reddish-yellow hairs. B.M. 



Var. /3. The second segment of the abdomen has laterally a little 

 yellow pubescence. 



Var. y. The thorax yellow in front, the second abdominal seg- 

 ment having laterally a tuft of yellow pubescence. 



Var. S. The thorax yellow in front ; the abdomen black, apex 

 of the abdomen yellowish-white. 



Vav. e. The thorax anteriorly obsolctely yellow, the second ab- 

 dominal segment obsoletely yellow laterally ; the apex yellow- 

 ish-white. 



Worker, Length 5-7 lines. — The pubescence black, apex of the 



abdomen yellowish-white. 

 Vav. /3. The apex of the abdomen fulvous. 

 Var. y. The thorax in front and the abdomen on each side at 



the base yellow ; apex reddish-yellow, 



Male. Length 5-6 lines. — The pubescence pale yellow; the 

 vertex and cheeks have a black pubescence ; a black fascia be- 

 tween the wings, and the third segment of the abdomen clothed 

 with black pubescence, that on the four apical segments ferru- 

 ginous ; beneath, the pubescence is pale yellow, B.M. 



Var. /3. The yellow fascia on the abdomen subinterrupted. 



