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Mas differt : capite thoraceque longius et densius gri- 

 seo-hirtis, ore scapoque subtus citrinis, antennis dimidio 

 basali superne nig-ro; scutelli punctis minutissimis vel 

 nullis; abdomine segmentis ventralibus 2 — 5 fasciis citri- 

 nis, dorsalibus 2 — 3 minus interruptis, l:a rufedine nulla 

 cincta, 7:o citrino apice rufo, inciso; femoribus anteriori- 

 bus subtus longissime, intermediis prsesertim inferne sat 

 longe albo-villosis, posticis tomento albo denso subtus or- 

 natis; tibiis spinulis tenuioribus et pallidioribus. 



Ej sällsynt. 



Anm. Kirbys beskrifning passar bäst på denna art, men upp- 

 giften "it has not the rudiment of the horn upon is lip" gör citatet 

 tvifvelaktigt ; troligen hör äfven hans A. Caprece till en mörkare va- 

 rietet af denna art. 



6. N. subcornuta: Nigra, capite thoraceque hand longe, 

 minus dense cinereo-hirtis, clypei lateribus labroque 

 fortiter insequaliter punctatis, ore, antennis pedibusque 

 rufis, his basi nigris, pronoti collari, tuberculis hu- 

 meralibus, tegulis scutellique punctis 2 magnis citri- 

 nis, metathoracis area superiore utrinque et pleuris 

 antice macula rufa ornatis, abdomine segmentis dor- 

 salibus 2 — 5 fasciis flavo-citrinis, 2 primis interruptis, 

 l:o fascia ventreque piceo-rufis: mas femoribus ante- 

 rioribus subtus longe, posticis breviter villosis, scu- 

 tello et pectore punctis 2 magnis citrinis. Long. 10 

 —11 mill. 



Apis subcornuta Kirby 1. c. 192. 12. (2). 



Apis JacobecB Kirby 1. c. 201. 20. var b. (ef). 



Var. a. 9. Tegulis ochraceis. 



Var. b. 9. Tegulis ochraceis, disco citrinis. 



Var. c. 9. Ut in a, sed scutelli punctis ochraceis me- 

 dio citrinis. 



