ENTOMOLOGY. 



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Mimada schottii. Fabricius. 



Paaites schottii. Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe. 



** Lateral divisions of the lip almost as long as the pal- 

 pi. Body very vi lose in parts. Scutcllum spinosc. 

 Superior wings with three submarginal cells. 



Genus DCLXV. Oxjsa. Klug. Latreille. 



Maxillary palpi one-jointed, very short. 



Sfi. 1. Flavcscens. 



Oxaa Jlavescens. Klug. Latreille. 



Genus DCLXVI. Crocisa. Jurine, Latreille. 



Thyueus. Panzer. 



Melecta. Fabricius, Illiger, Klug. 



Nomada. Rossi. 



Maxillary palpi three-jointed. 



Sp. 1. Hislrio. 



Melecta histrio. Fabricius. 



Melecta histrionica. Illiger. 



Crocisa histrio. Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCLXVII. Melecta. Latreille, Panzer, 

 Fabricius, Illiger, Spinola. 



Apis. Linn. Kirby, (** a.) 



Crocisa. Jurine. 



Symmoiumia. Klug. 



Maxillary palpi six-jointed, with five very distinct. 



The insects of this genus are supposed to be parasi- 

 tical. 



Sp. I. Punctata. 



Melecta punctata. Latreille. 



Crocisa atra. Jurine. 



Apis punctata. Kirby. 



Inhabits Europe. Is common near Swansea in South 

 Wales. 



Family II. Apida. 



Lip with the apex generally hirsute, not inflected. 

 Division I. 



Hinder feet of the females, with their tibiae externally, 

 and the first joint of the tarsi very hairy. 

 Subdivision 1. 



Maxillary palpi with more than four joints. Lip with 

 its lateral divisions as long or longer than the labial palpi. 

 Antennae of the males very long. 



Genus DCLXVIII. Eucbra. Scopoli, Fabricius, 

 Latreille, Panzer, Spinola, Klug. 



Apis. Linn. Kirby, (»» d. 1.) 



Maxillary palpi distinctly six-jointed. Superior wings 

 with two submarginal cells, complete. 



Sfi. 1. Longicornis. 



Eucera longicornis. Fabricius, Panzer, Latreille. 



Apis longicornis. Kirby, Linn. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCLX1X. Maorocera. Latreille. 



Eucera. Panzer. 



Maxillary palpi distinctly five-jointed, the sixth joint 

 very obsolete, or wanting. Superior wings with three 

 submarginal cells- complete. 



Sfi. 1. Anlenuata. 



Eucera anlenuata. Panzer. 



Macrocera anlenuata. Latr. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Subdivision 2. 



Maxillary palpi with four joints or more. Lip with 

 the lateral divisions shorter* than the palpi. Superior 

 •wings with three submarginal cells complete. 



* Labial and Maxillary palpi alike. 



Gbnus DCLXX. Melitturga. Latreille. 



Maxillary palpi six-jointed. Labial palpi filiform. 



Sfi. 1. Clavicornis. 



Melitturga clavicornis. Latreille. 



Inhabits France. 



** Labial palpi setiform. 



Genus DCLXXI. Anthophoha. Latr. Spinola. 



Lasius. Jurine. 



Apis. Linn. Geoff. Kirby, (** d. 2. a.) 



Podalirius. Walckenaer. 



Centris. Fabricius, Panzer. 



Megilla. Illiger, Klug. Fabricius. 



Mandibles unidentateel within. Maxillary palpi sbp- 

 jointed. 



Sfi. 1. Retusa. 



Afiisreiusa. Linn. Kirbjr. 



Lasix pilipes. Jurine. 



Megilla pilipes. Fabricius. 



Anthophora hirsula. Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCLXXII. Saropoda. Latreille. 



Megilla. Illiger, Panzer. 



Heliophii.a. Klug. 



Apis. Kirby. 



Mandibles unidentate within. Maxillary palpi fiver 

 jointed. 



■S/i. 1. Rolundata, 



Megilla rolundata. Panzer. 



Sarofioda rolundata. Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCLXXIII. Centris. Fabricius, 



Apis. Linn. 



Megilla. Illiger. 



Lasius. Jurine. 



Thaohusa. Klug. 



Hemisia. Klug. 



Mandibles quadridentate. Maxillary palpi four-jointed. .. 



Sfi. 1. Hamorrhoidalis. 



Centris hxmorrhoidalis. Fabr. Latr. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Subdivision 3. 

 Maxillary palpi one-jointed. 



Genus DCLXXIV. Epioharis. Klug. Illig. Latr,. 

 Apis. Olivier. 

 Centris. Fabricius. 

 Xylocopa. Fabricius, 

 Bombus. Illiger. 

 Acanthopus. Klug. 



Superior wings with three submarginal cells. 

 Sfi. 1. Dasyfius. 

 Efiicharis dasyfius. Klug. Illiger, Latreille. 



Division II. 



Hinder feet with the tibiae and first joint of the tarsi 

 shortly hairy, 



(Social bees.) 

 Subdivision 1. 



Hinder tibiae terminated by two spurs or heels. Su- 

 perior wings with three submarginal cells in all, com- 

 plete, the last neither linear nor oblique. 



Genus DCLXXV. Euglossa. Latreille, Fabricius, 

 Illiger, Klug. 



Centhis. Fabricius. 



Bremus. Jurine. 



Apis. Lino. 



