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taken this individual fpccies alive ourfelves ; but we have oblerved a 

 fimilar odour emitted by other infecls of the fame family. — Apis 

 Cornigera is an infect liable to coufiderable variations; we poffefs 

 feveral infects in our own cabinet, which appear to be varieties, as they 

 poflefs the fame characteristic fpecific marks in general, though they 

 differ in fome other particulars. It is an elegant and intereiling infect, 



FIG. II. II. 

 APIS JACOBiEiE. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER 



AND 



SYNONYMS. 



Deep black: legs ferruginous: abdomen with fix yellow bandt. 

 the three firft interrupted : antennae above black. 



Apis Jacob.eje : atra; pedibus ferrugineis; fcutelli punctis,. 



abdominifque maculis fafciifque, flavis ; antennis 



fupra nigris. Kirby Ap. Aug. T. I. p. 201. 



n. 20. 

 Nomad A Jagob^^e: nigra; abdomine fafciis fex flavis, primis 



tribus interruptis, antcnnifque flavis. Panz. Ft}. 



Inf. Germ. Init. n. 72. tab. 20. 



Found in fpring on the flowers of the goofeberry. 



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