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Seutellum not prominent, black. LEPIDA. 

 No yellow on fifth segment. 



Thorax black, abdomen reddish. 



MELLIVENTRIS. 

 Thorax and abdomen reddish. 



Unicolorous RUBKA. 



Marked with black, abdomen often with 

 lateral yellow spots. BISK ;\ ATA. 



1. NOMAD A YIXXULA Cress. Fresno, Cal., May 4, two 

 specimens collected upon MrUlotm intlicti Alhambra and Po- 

 mona, Los Angeles county, June, five specimens (H. O. Wood- 

 worth). Previously recorded from Nevada. 



L'. NOMADA SUAVIS Cress. California. Unknown to me. 



3. NOMADA EDWARDSII Cress. California. Unknown to me. 



4. NOMADA CITRIXA Cress. California. Unknown to me. 



5. NOMAD A CIVILIS Cress. Berkeley, Cal. (H. O. Wood- 

 worth), March 28. Four males, collected upon Eanuin-uliix 

 I'ltliforniea and Br<i **!< cn.HiiH'xtris. Previously recorded from 

 Colorado. 



6. NOMADA RIVALIS Cress. Berkeley, Cal. (H. O. Wood- 

 worth), April 18. Two males. 



7. NOMAD A FLAVIPE? Prov. Los Angeles, Cal. Unknown 

 to me. 



8. NOMADA FRAGILIS Cress. Berkeley, Cal., May 19. One 

 male. Previously recorded from Colorado. 



9. NOMADA INTKRRUPTA, U. Sp. 



7.5 mm. Black, abdomen with interrupted yellow bauds. 



Head black, densely punctured, clothed with thin, brown- 

 ish pubescence ; lower anterior orbits, anterior margin of the 

 clypeus, labruui and mandibles (except tips) yellow ; anten- 

 na- black above, brown beneath, third joint about half the 

 length of the fourth. Thorax black, immaculate, clothed with 

 thin brownish pubescence; legs black, anterior trochanters at 

 apex, their femora and tibia beneath and at apex, the inter- 

 mediate femora on apical portion beneath and at apex, the 

 posterior femora and tibia at their apices, and the tarsi 

 (excepting the posterior metatarsi) yellow ; the claws are 

 black. Abdomen black, with very short, thin, pale pubes- 

 cence, longer on apical segment ; tirst segment with a --mall 

 yellow spol on each side, the remaining segments with yellou 



