1662 



Insects. 



highly interesting species will doubtless be found, particularly in the genera Halictus, 

 Andrena, and Nomada. — Frederick Smith ; January \st, 1847. 



Genera. 



Colletes 



New- 

 Species. 



... 2 



Sunk 

 Species. 



No of 

 Species, 

 Kirby. 



... 2 



No of 

 Species 

 Smith. 



4 



Hylaeus 



... 9 



... 



... 4 



... 13 



Sphecodes ... 

 Halictus 



... 2 



... 8 



... 2 

 ... 7 



... 6 

 ... 25 



... 6 

 ... 26 



Andrena 



... 23 



... 16 



... 71 



... 78 



Cilissa 



... 



... 



... 2 



... 2 



Dasypoda ... 

 Macropis ... 

 Panurgus ... 

 Nomada 



1 

 ... 7 



1 

 ... 16 



1 



... 3 

 ... 31 



... 1 

 ... 1 

 ... 2 

 ... 22 



Melecta 



1 



... 



1 



... 2 



Epeolus 

 Caelioxys ... 

 Stelis 



... 3 

 ... 2 



... 1 



1 

 ... 2 

 ... 2 



1 

 ... 4 

 ... 4 



Megachile ... 

 Anthocopa ? 

 Anthidium 



... 4 

 1 



1 



6 

 ... 1 



... 9 

 ... 1 

 ... 1 



Chelostoma 



... 



1 



... 2 



... 1 



Heriades ... 



... 



... 



... 2 



... 2 



Osmia 



... 4 





7 



... 11 



Eucera 



... 



... 3 



... 4 



1 



Saropoda ... 

 A nthophora 

 Ceratina ... 



.. • 



... 3 



... 6 

 ... 2 

 ... 1 



... 3 

 ... 2 

 ... 1 



Apis 



Bombus 



... 4 



... 20 



1 



... 37 



1 

 ... 21 





71 



71 



220 



220 



Description of British Bees belonging to the Genus Andrena of 

 Fabricius. By Frederick Smith, Esq. 



Genus. — Andrena, Fabricius. 

 Apis, Linnaeus. Melitta, Kirby. 



This is the most extensive genus of bees indigenous to Great Bri- 

 tain : I am at present acquainted with nearly eighty species, and no 

 doubt, many more remain to be discovered. Their sombre colouring, 

 and the very great similarity of many of the species, have no doubt, 

 in some degree, caused them to be somewhat more neglected than the 



