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Var. d. 9. Tegulis citrinis, metathoracis et pectoris 

 maculis niajoribus, disco citrinis, fronte infra anten- 

 nas macula ochracea. 



N. Lineola simillima, plerumque major, femina ca- 

 pite thoraceque minus dense et brevius hirtis, antennis 

 apice subtils fuscis, alarum nervis posterioribus fuscis, 

 metathoracis area superiore lateribus et mesostemo antice 

 macula utrinque rufa ornatis, clypei lateribus et labro 

 fortius insequaliter punctatis, abdomine segmentis ventra- 

 libus piceo-rufis, baud flavo-pictis, l:o dorsali fascia rufa 

 pictura nulla flava, 2:o et 3:o macula transversa, citrina 

 intus rufo-limbata ; mas scutelli punctis 2 citrinis majori- 

 bus, antennarum flagello superne etsi basin versus latius 

 nigro, mesosterno antice utrinque macula citrina, abdo- 

 minis segmento l:o fascia citrina rufo-limbata optime di- 

 stinguenda ; a N. comigera femina metathorace et pleuris 

 rufo-pictis, ventre fasciis citrinis nullis, alarum nervis ob- 

 scurioribus, mas scutello et pleuris citrino-pictis, antennis 

 flagello superne apicem versus obscuriore mox discedens. 



Temligen sällsynt i Skåne. 



7. N. comigera: Nigra, minus dense cinereo-hirta, an- 

 tennis ore pedibusque rufis, coxis nigris, collari, callis, 

 tegulis punctisque 2 magnis scutelli citrinis, abdomine 

 fasciis segmentorum ventralium 3 — 4 et dorsalium 

 omnium flavo-citrinis, l:a media parum, 2:a et 3:a 

 latius interruptis, l:a postice 2:a intus rufo-limbatis: 

 mas scutello immaculato, femoribus anterioribus longe, 

 posticis breviter subtus albo-lanuginosis. Long 11 — 12. 

 mill. 



Apis comigera Kirdy 1. c. 190. 11. (9). 



Var. a. 9- Fronte infra antennas medio macula oehra- 

 cea, genubus basi albo-stramineis. 



