286 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Juty. '7 



18. Dorsulum polished canadensis. 



Dorsulum dull 19. 



19. Abdomen dull, with ochreous erect pubescence hirticincta 



Abdomen shining/with appressed pubescence . erythrogaster rhodnra. 



20. Part of the facial pubescence black carlini. 



Face with no black hairs 21. 



21. Tarsi yellowish nivalis. 



Tarsi brownish or blackish 22. 



22. Third joint of antennae as long as succeeding joint vicina. 



Third joint of antennae longer than succeeding joint 23. 



23. Abdomen sericeous COmmoda. 



Abdomen not sericeous placida. 



24. Angles of sixth ventral segment of the abdomen reflexed . erigeniae. 

 Angles of sixth ventral segment of the abdomen not reflexed 



distans. 



25. Wings with two submarginal cells andrenoiders. 



Wings with three submarginal cells 26. 



26. Cheeks angulate flavoclypeata. 



Cheeks not angulate 27. 



27. Maculation confined to the clypeus 28. 



Maculation not confined to the clypeus 30. 



28. Third joint of antennae as long as fourth and fifth joints combined, 



or a little longer 29. 



Third joint of the antennae longer than the fourth joint, but not as 

 long as the fourth and fifth joints combined .... robertsoni. 



29. Pubescence whitish ; posterior femora black braccata n. sp. 



Pubescence tawny or ochreous ; posterior femora partly yellowish. 



helianthi. 



30. Tarsi yellowish pulchella. 



Tarsi brownish or blackish 31. 



31. Abdomen distinctly punctured cressoni. 



Abdomen not so asteris. 



32. Clypeus maculated with yellow bradleyi n. sp. 



Andrena ( Tracliandrena] alleghaniensis Vier. 



" ( Trachandrena) crataegi Robt. Sure to be found throughout 



the State. 

 " {Trachandrena) daeckei Vier. Maybe found in Connecticut 



along the Sound. Type locality Clementon, New Jersey. 

 " nivalis Sm. (=A. pruni = A. dunningi= A. viciniformis = A. 



convexa = A. viburnella ) . Throughout the State. 

 " placida Sm. (= A. salicacea = A. maci/enta = A. uiacgilli- 



vrayi). This is no doubt generally distributed throughout the 



State. 

 erythrogaster rhodura Ckll. Type locality Hartford. 



