NEW SPECIES OF INDIAN HYMENOPTERA. 579 



Long. 12 mm. 



Habitat — Quetta ; three specimens. 



This genus is divided into two sub-genera, by Priese {Apidee Euro- 

 pa>,, viz., Eucera, with two cubital cells, and Macrocera, with three. 

 The generic name Macrocera has the priority over Tetralonia. Several 

 species of Tetralonia have been previously recorded from India, but 

 I believe that true Eucera, with only two cubital cells, has not been 

 previously obtained within Indian limits. The present species is nearest 

 to E. Melaleuca (Mor.) from F. Turkestan, which however has the scopa 

 black. 



Eucera diana, n. sp. 



9 Head and thorax closely, but not very finely, punctured, granular, 

 abdomen closely and finely punctured ; clypeus sub-porrect, its anterior 

 margin transverse ; the sculpturing of the thorax hidden by the pubes- 

 cence ; abdomen scarcely as long as the head and thorax united. 

 Black ; the apical three or four joints of all the tarsi and the margins of 

 ventral segments rufo-testaceous, calearia pale testaceous ; pubescence on 

 head greyish, clypeus bare ; on thorax and base of 1st abdominal segment 

 long, greyish fulvous ; abdomen with bands of white pubescence on 

 apical margins of segments 1 — 5, that on 1st segment narrow and inter- 

 rupted in the middle ; legs and scopa with greyish fulvous pubescence, 

 apical margins of ventral segments ciliated with fulvous, the tarsi inside 

 with similarly coloured pubescence ; wings sub-hyaline, nervures black, 

 tegulffi testaceous ; only two cubital cells. 



Long. 12-13 mm. 



Habitat — Kashmir, 5,000 ft. ; two specimens. 



This species is very near the last, but can be distinguished from it 

 by the larger wings, black nervures, and narrower abdominal bands. 



EUCEEA MELANOSTOMA (Mor.). 



One specimen from Quetta. 



Eucera (Macrocera) phryne, n. sp. 



9 Clypeus closely and regularly punctured, remainder of head and' 

 thorax with the sculpturing hidden by the pubescence : abdomen minute- 

 ly and closely punctured. Black ; the mandibles at base, and clypeus 

 pale yellow; anterior margin of clypeus and labium brownish testaceous; 

 mandibles at apex and antennae red, the basal three joints of the latter 

 brownish black; calearia and apical two or three joints of tarsi 



