Apea borea/ea. 103 



Osmia fulviventris Latr. Gen. Crust. et Ins. 4. 165. Enc. 

 Meth. VIIL 578. est synonymon Osmice Lecliance. 



In Osmice cuerulescentis mari segmenlum 6:tum in medio 

 pauxillum vel vix emarginatulum. 



Osmiae leucomelan.ce referendus videtur mas elongatus 

 vultu fere Ileriadis, cui generi transilum ab hoc indicat, seg- 

 mentis abdoniiuis slriga pilorum adpressorum utiincme, valvula 

 anali dorsali supra visa sublriangulari fovea impressa in medio, 

 segmento 6;to utrinque in margine dente parvo; thorace capite- 

 cjue pallidepilosis; longit. circa 10 mm., ala ant. 6 mm. — (Fe- 

 miua Osmice leueomelanes variat clypeo Lnfra subhitegroL 



Sed adest in Museo Ilohuiensi ex Ilohnia ct Botlnia se- 

 ptentrionali rnas alius sat similis pracedenti, fere major, dilferens 

 pilositate pallida abdominis non adpressa et subfasciata, fovea 

 valvula? analis dorsalis minus profunda planiore, thorace et occi- 

 pite fulvo-pilosis in integris. 



Osmice tubcrculatoe nostrse forsan est mas, qui prscser- 

 tim distinguitur valvula anali doisali producla in apicem latiuscu- 

 liira truncatum nilidum, basi fovea impressa sub segmenlo 6:to 

 suboccultata (in mortuo). Celerocjuin pilositale cinerascente, in 

 vertice et thoracc supra rufa vel rufescente, in abdomine parca 

 ciuerascente, in marginibus scgnKntorum subfunbriala albida. 



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