68 HYMENOPTERA. 



often been amused at the time of the sycamores 

 being in flower, with seeing these insects, 

 busily engaged upon its very summit in col- 

 lecting honey and pollen from its blossoms, and 

 making a hum that might be heard at a con- 

 siderable distance ; and this even after sun-set. 

 He observes that they are as alert in the morn- 

 ing, and he has frequently seen them at work 

 in his garden, when the gooseberry was in blos- 

 som, before seven o'clock, 



SPECIFICATION. 



Aris terrestris. A. hirsuta, nigra, thoracis cin- 

 gulo flavo, ano albo. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. p. 960. 

 Gmel. \.p. 2781. Fabr, Spec. Ins. l.p.475. Mant. 

 his. 1. p. 299. Ent. Syst. 2. p. 317,_ 

 Reaum. Ins. 6. t. S.fi 1. 

 Schaeff. Elem.t.QO.f.6. 



Icon. t. 69. f. 7. 



Panzer, Faun. Ins. Germ.fasc. 1. 1. 16. 

 Inhabits Europe. Is very common, and constructs 

 its nest of moss under ground. 



PI. 60. a. The head enlarged, with the antennae pro- 

 jecting, b. A horn magnified. 



