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Andrena niveo-barbata, n. sp. 



£ Clypeus shallowly punctured, front above bases of antennse very 

 finely longitudinally striate, thorax opaque, apparently impunctate, mi- 

 nutely rugose, no enclosed space at base of median segment; abdomen im- 

 punctate, shining ; head much wider than thorax, mandibles rather short, 

 blunt at apex, with no visible tooth, 2nd joint of flagellum of antennse 

 longer than the next two united ; median segment short, rounded poste- 

 riorly, abdomen shorter than the head and thorax united, very convex, 

 the apical segment deeply incised. Black ; clypeus bright yellow ; apex 

 of 1st, and the whole of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th segments dark red ; apical 2 

 or 3 joints of the anterior tarsi, and the apical joint of the intermediate 

 and posterior tarsi, rufo-testaceous, calcaria pale testaceous ; anterior 

 margin of clypeus with a long fringe of snow-white pubescence, remainder 

 of pubescence griseous, except on the inside of posterior metatarsi, 

 where it has a pale golden tinge ; abdomen almost bare, except on 

 the apical two segments ; wings hyaline, nervures and tegulse testaceous. 



Long. 6 mm. 



Habitat — Quetta ; a single specimen taken at fruit tree blossoms 

 in March. 



Nearest to A. cetti (Schranck), but smaller, has no dark spots on 

 clypeus, and wings are hyaline, not infuscated. 



Andrena cara, n. sp. 



9 Clypeus minutely and shallowly, but somewhat sparsely, punctured , 

 mesonotum and scutellum shining and impunctate, median segment 

 opaque, impunctate, without a basal area ; abdomen minutely aciculate 

 longer than the head and thorax united. Black ; the apex of the 1st, 

 the whole of the 2nd and 3rd, and sometimes the base of the 4th abdo- 

 minal segments light red, both above and below ; apical 3 or 4 joints of 

 tarsi rufo-testaceous, calcaria pale ; pubescence greyish white, long on 

 head and thorax, and forming somewhat narrow apical bands on abdo- 

 minal segments 2—4 ; scopa and anal fimbria greyish white ; wings 

 clear hyaline, nervures, tegulte and stigma pale testaceous; stigma^ 

 very large ; the 1st recurrent nervure is received into the 2nd cubital 

 cell just beyond the middle. 



Long. 7 — 7'5 mm. 



Habitat — Peshin ; fairly common. 



Nearest to A. mollis, but smaller, the legs black, not pale honey yellow. 



