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centre, the apex transverse, depressed, the sides projecting into broad teetli. 

 Labnim almost semicircular, smooth, not furrowed, the apex fringed with long 

 golden hair. Pro-and mesothorax closely punctured, the latter more strongly 

 than the former, the latter with a narrow smooth furrow down the middle of 

 basal half. Metanotal area not very clearly separated, the rest of the 

 metanotum more strongly punctured, the punctures round and clearly separated. 

 Abdomen closely, minutely punctured, the pygidium bare, aciculated, the apex 

 bluntly rounded. The 2nd abscissa of the radius is not much longer than the 

 3rd ; the 1st recurrent nervure is received in the middle of the cellule. The 

 hair on the hind tibia3 and tarsi is tinged with fulvous. 



There is a furrow on the apical slope of the metanotum ; it is wide, becomes 

 wider towards the apex and is moderately deep. 



Belongs to Bingham's Section A. a. It may be known from the two species 

 included in it by the absence of red or yellow from the abdomen. 



Andrenaferozeporensis,sp. nov. 



Black; the apices of the 4 anterior tarsi, the whole of the posterior and the 

 posterior tibise rufo-testaceous ; the antennfe from the 3rd joint, except on top, 

 dark rufous. Wings clear hyaline, the costa and stigma dark testaceous, the 

 nervures blackish ; the 2nd abscissa of radius about one-fourth longer than the 

 3rd, the 1st recurrent nervure is received at the base of the apical 3rd of the 

 cellule. Metanotal area closely, finely punctured. Pygidium broadly roundly 

 raised in the centre, narrowed towards the apex, which is reddish ; the sides are 

 flat. Pubescence long and white, the apices of the abdominal segments testa- 

 ceous and covered with white pubescence ; the back of the abdomen has a 

 slight violaceous tinge. ^ 



Length, 10 mm. 



Hab. — Ferozepore — March. 



Clypeus shining, distinctly punctured, more closely above than below and 

 sparsely striated there. Labrum opaque, fringed on the sides and apex with 

 golden pubescence, ihe centre with rounded tubercles. Front and vertex 

 opaque, alutaceous. Mesonotum with a narrow furrow on the basal half ; the 

 scutellum is more strongly and distinctly punctured than it. There is no 

 furrow on the apical slope of the metanotum. Apical abdominal segments 

 finely, closely punctured. 



Belongs to Bingham's section A. b., near A. mephhtoplielicu , Cam. 



Megachile striolata, sp. nov. 



Black; the pubescence white ; the metanotal area distinctly bordered by a 

 keel round the apex, stoutly, closely, regularly striated ; mandibles bidentate, 

 the apical tooth; longer and more sharply pointed than the other ; the space 

 behind them straight, slightly oblique, not dilated ; wings clear hyaline, the 

 nervures and stigma black, the 1st abscissa of radius about one-fourth shorter 

 than the 2nd ; the 1st recurrent nervure widely distinct from it — about two- 

 thirds of its length ; the 2nd touching the 2nd transverse cubital. 9 • 

 Length, 5 mm. 



