226 APIDJE. 



published by the Trustees of the British Museum, fifteen species 

 of the genus Apis are enumerated. Subsequent investigation and 

 much additional material has led to a careful revision of the species, 

 by which the number has been reduced to nine ; however, in the 

 absence of the male and female, I am not yet satisfied as to the 

 propriety of including the Egyptian Apis fasciata in the synonymy 

 of Apis mellifica. A. fasciata was introduced into this country by 

 the late Mr. Woodbury, of Exeter ; but it proved to be so extremely 

 pugnacious and so annoying to his neighbours that he was compelled 

 to destroy his swarms. This fact, taken in connexion with certain 

 differences from the Apis mdlifica, renders it doubtful whether it is 

 specifically identical with that insect. 



The species of the genus Apis, in my opinion, are as follows : — Apis 

 dorsata, India, Borneo, and islands in the eastern archipelago ; A. 

 zonata, Celebes ; A. indica, India, Java, Sumatra, Malacca, Borneo, 

 &c. ; A. nigro-cincta, Celebes, Borneo, &c. ; A. sinensis, China ; A. 

 fiorea, India, Ceylon, Borneo, &c. ; A. adansoni, Africa (Congo, &c.) ; 

 A. unicolor, Madagascar, Eodriguez ; A. mellifica. 



1. Apis mellifica. 



A. corpore pnbescente, thorace subgriseo ; abdomine elongato ; alis 

 dimidio brevioribus. JSfeutra plantis posticis intus transverse stria- 

 tis. Mas corpore pubescente ; thorace tomentoso-fulvescente ; 

 oculis postice conniventibus. 



Apis mellifica, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 955. 



Scop. Ent. Cam. 303. 



Fair. Syst. Ent. 383. 



Sidz. Ins. tab. 19. fig. 183. 



Schrank, Ins. Atistr. 813. 



Rossi, Faun. Etrus. ii. 103. 



Christ. Hym. 73, tab. 1. figs. 1-5. 



Donov. Brit. Ins. xiv. 63. 492. fig. tf $ £ . 



Kirby, Mon. Apum Angl. ii. 312, tab. 17. fig. 10 $ , 11 c$ , 12 £ . 



Panz. Faun. Germ. 85. 16 tf , 85. 17 <j> , 85. 18 £ . 



Latr. Hist. Nat. Ins. xiv. 66. 



Spin. Ins. Ligur. i. 35. 



Jurine, Hym. 244, tab. 12. gen. 35. 



Curtis, Brit. Ent. xvi. tab/769 tf 2 % • 



BruUS, Exped. Sc. de Moree, iii. 327. 



St.~Farg. Hym. i. 401. 



Lucas, Explor. Sc. Alger, iii. 141. 



Spin. Faun. Chili, vi. 161. 



Smith, Bees Great Brit. 241. 



Nyland. Notis. ur Sallsk. pro Faun, et Flo. Fenn. i. 226. 



Schenck, Nass. Bien. 134. 



Thorns. Hym, Scand. ii. 14. 

 Apis cerifera, Scop. Ami. Hist. Nat. iv. 16. 

 Apis gregaria, Geoff. Ins. ii. 407. 

 Apis domestica, Ray, Hist. Ins. 240. 

 Apis ligustiea, Spin. Ins. Ligur. i. 35 (var.). 



Latr. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. v. 172. 



Hunib. Sf Bonp. Voy. i. 287, tab. 19. fig. 4 <$ , 5 $ , 6 $ . 



St.-Farg. Hym. i. 402. 



