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taken in the New Forest by Mr. Lighten, and a third captured near 

 Bristol ; my own specimens are from Southend. I have previously, 

 as well as Dr. Nylander and others, considered the sexes as varieties 

 of B. Pratorum ; the male I now know is not, and I have little doubt 

 respecting the distinctness of the female. When Schiodte was in this 

 country he pointed out in my collection the B. Cullumanus as a variety 

 of the male of B. soroensis, and as such I have several times received 

 it from Denmark : a comparison of the organs of generation shows this 

 to be quite erroneous. I do not know the workers of this species, but 

 as the insect is found on the Downs at Brighton and Lewes, and also 

 at Bristol 1 hope ere long its nests will be found, and the correctness 

 of my present conclusions proved. The female, on placing several at 

 the side of that of B. Pratorum, is seen to be, as Kirby observes, 

 shorter and wider ; the black band on the abdomen is also narrower, 

 the yellow pubescence covers the two basal segments ; in fact it has a 

 kind of specific identity of colouring with B. Cullumanus. In M. 

 Drewsen's collection, the male stands as a d!istinct species, the female 

 and worker not being known ; it has, however, no name attached. 



10. B. nivalis, Apis alpina, Fabr. (Otho), Faun. Green. 199, 155 (nee 



Linn). 

 Bombus nivalis, Dahlb. Bomb. Scand. 40, 16, j. Zett. Ins. Lapp. 



474, 7. Nyl. Ap. Bor. Revis. 262, 6. Smith, Mon. Bees 



Great Brit. 222, 9. 

 Bombus balteatus, Dahlb. Bomb. Scand. 36, 8. 

 Bombus tricolor, Dahlb. Bomb. Scand. 40, 17. Zett. Ins. Lapp. 



474, 9. 

 Professor Boheraann told me that the female of this species varies in 

 having the apex of the abdomen sometimes fulvous and at other times 

 yellow. All the specimens which I have seen came from Shetland, 

 and have the anus fulvous : I have not seen any specimens from other 

 localities. 



11. B. Skrimshiranus, Illig. Mag. v. 166, 15. Dahlb. Bomb. Scand. 



39, 13. Drews, d Schiodte, Kroy Tidsskr. ii. 118, 12. Smithy 

 Zool. ii. 547 ; Mon. Bees Great Brit. 222, 10. Nyl. Ap. Bor. 

 232, 12. 



Apis Skrimshirana, Kirby, Mon. Ap. Angl. ii. 342, 92, $. 



Apis Jonella, Kirby, Mon. Ap. Angl. ii. 338, 90, $ ? 



Bombus Lucorum, Dahlb. Bomb. Scand. 42, 20, $. 

 This species is widely distributed, being found in Great Britain, 



