168 MR, BOLD ON THE ACULEATE HYMENOPTEKA 



Genus 8. APATHUS * Newman. 



1. A. rupestris, Fab. Smith, Monog., 234, 1 ; Apis rupes- 



tris, Kirby, Mon. Ap. Angl., II., 369, 108 S . 



Somewhat rare, I have taken it at Sunderland, Marsden, 

 Long Benton, &c,, in July and September. This species is 

 believed to be parasitically attached to Bombus lapidarius. 



2. A. campestris, Kirby, Mon. Ap, Angl., II., 335, 88, t. 18, 



fig. 2. 



Very common. The females in June and July; and the males, 

 which are very variable in colour, in August and September. I 

 have a local specimen of Mr. Smith's Var. Y. of the female, 

 which has " the pubescence entirely black, having only a few 

 fuscous hairs at the apex of the abdomen." Probably parasiti- 

 cal upon Bombus hortorum. 



3. A. Barbutellus, Kirby, Smith, Monog., 237, 3; Apis Bar- 



hutella, Kirby, Mon, Ap. Angl., II., 343, 93, t. 18, fig. 

 4. $. 



Also of common occurrence, and is a parasite of Bombus 

 pratorum. 



4. A. vestalis, Fourc. Smith, Monog., 238, 4; Apis vestaUs, 



Kirby, Mon. Ap. Angl., II., 347, 95, t. 18, fig. 3 ?. 



Abundant throughout our district, and equally common in 

 Cumberland. Mr, Smith found both sexes of this parasite in 

 the nest of Bombus terrestris. 



G-ENUS 9. APIS, Linn. 



1. A mellifica, Linn. The Hive Bee. Linn., Faun. Suec, 

 1697; Smith, Monog., 241, 1. 



The Hive or Honey Bee is exceedingly abundant in domes- 

 tication throughout our district. 



Mr, James Hardy has published (" Scottish Grardener," Vol. 



* The bees of this genus frequent the nests of various species of Bombus, on wliich they 

 are surposed to be parasit?Gal. In It we find males and females only. 



