GENUS. CENTRIS, _Fabr._ Apis, _Drury_.
CENTRIS SURINAMENSIS. Hirsuta nigra; abdomine, excepto primo segmento,
flavo. (Mag. Xylocop. virginicâ minor.)
SYN. Apis Surinamensis, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 1. 2. 961. 52. _Fabr. Ent.
Syst._ 2. 318. 14. _Syst. Piez._ 355. 3. (Centris S.)
HABITAT: Surinam.
Head black. Antennæ black. Tongue very long, extending to the middle of
the abdomen. Thorax black and hairy. Wings transparent. Abdomen deep
yellow, except the basal segment which is black. Breast and legs black,
and covered with short hairs like pile. Hind legs very broad and thin,
resembling scales; and at the tip of the tibiæ furnished with two sharp
spurs; intermediate tibiæ also with two shorter spurs.