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F I G. V. 

 APIS FLORALIS. 



FLORAL BEE. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Entirely yellowifti-rufous : abdomen fpotted and fafciated with 

 black. 



Apis floralis : tota rufa, abdominis fafciis quatuor vel quinque ni- 



gris. Scop. Ann. Iiiji. Nat. 4. p. 12. n. 7- 



Gmel. Linn. Syji. Nat. 2785. 125. 



Apis floralis : hirfuto flavefcens ; thorace fulvo ; abdomine ma- 

 culis, fafciifque atris. Kirby Ap. Angl. T. 2. p. 

 324. n. 76. 



This fpeeies of Bee is common, chiefly frequenting flowers. 



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