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the base of hind metatarsus not half the width of the apex of tibiae ; calcaria 

 white. The 1st abscissa of radius is a little longer than the 2nd ; the 2nd 

 transverse cubital nervure is roundly curved on the lower half. Flagellum 

 brownish below. 



The $ is similarly coloured except that the piceous colour on the legs is 

 more marked, the fore tibiae are rufo-testaceous, their tarsi being of a paler 

 colour and densely covered with long, clear white pubescence ; the fore coxa? 

 are armed with conspicuous teeth broad at the base, becoming gradually nar- 

 rowed towards the apex ; the last abdominal segment is coarsely punctured, and 

 is armed with 3 teeth on either side, the inner of which is longer and narrower 

 than the middle one, which is broad and bluntly rounded ; the outer is smaller 

 than it. The mandibles, except the teeth, are yellow, suffused with testaceous ; 

 the clypeus is largely suffused with rufous. 



Probably the colouration of the legs varies especially as regards the amount 

 of testaceous colour in the £ and of piceous in the 9 • 1° the $ the ventral 

 segments are banded with white pubescence. 



This species will enter into in Bingham's Section F ; it is very different from 

 the known species in it. 



The last abdominal segment in both sexes is more coarsely punctured than 

 usual, but more particularly in the £ , 



Merjachile. lernia (Nurse, M. S.), sp. nov. 

 Black, the thorax above, the pleurae above and the basal 2 segments of abdo- 

 men densely covered with reddish fulvous pubescence, the pubescence on the 

 head and legs, except on the underside of the tarsi, where it is white, black ; the 

 apices of the 3rd, 4th and 5th abdominal segments with narrow bands of white 

 pubescence, the white on the 3rd mixed with fulvous in the middle ; wings 

 reddish fulvous to the apex of the stigma, fuscous, slightly tinged with viola- 

 ceous at the apex. Scopa white. 9- 

 Length 12 mm. 

 Matheran. March. 



Head strongly, closely punctured ; the clypeus is slightly more strongly, 

 rugosely punctured. Mandibles strongly punctured except at the apex, where 

 there are 2 broad bluntly rounded teeth, the 2nd being blunter and shorter than 

 the apical. Base of hind metatarsus about one-third narrower than the apex of 

 tibiae ; tarsal spines dark rufous, the spurs almost black. Temples broad ; 

 occiput broadly roundly incised. There is no smooth line in the centre of the 

 clypeus. 



Come3 near to M. lanata, F. Apart from that species having the pubescence 

 on the head fulvous, it has the mandibles longer, sharper and with the teeth 

 sharp-pointed, there is a smooth line in the centre of clypeus and the wings are 

 light fulvous at the base. 



Megachile leptodonta, sp. nov. 

 Black, the ventral surface ferruginous, the pubescence short,clear white all over ; 

 the mandibles, except the teeth, pale yellowish testaceous, legs rufo-testaceous, 



