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fomewhat Interrupted by the black fpacc at the tail pointing upwards. 

 in the male its breadth is uniform throughout. 



Mr. Kirby obferves that .Apis vcftalis is one of the Bornbinatrices, 

 which like A. campeftris and Barbutella have no inftruments for car- 

 rying or preparing maffes of pollen. The poftcrior tibia?, of one fpe- 

 cimen in his cabinet is covered from one end to the other with a thin 

 coat of pale earthy mixed with particles of fand, which it is probable 

 they employ in conilructing their nefts or cells. The fpecies was 

 known to Geoffrov, who defcribes it with accuracy except that he 

 does not notice the black extremity of the vent *. The fpecies is 

 found on flowers in the fummer. 



** * Cettc grande efpece eft noire. Le haut ou la bafe de fon corcelet a une bande 

 de poils jaunes citrons. Les deux tiers fuperiews du ventre font noirs, enfuite il y a 

 njuelques poils jaunes, et fon extremity eft blanche." 



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