332 H. Friese. 



162. Centris crassipes Sm. 



1874. Centris crassipes Smith, d", Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (4), XIII, pag. 372, n. 83. 



»d". Black; theclypeus, labrum and mandibles white; the pubescence on the cheeks, 

 a tuft at the base of the antennae and the fringe on the anterior femora behind white. 

 Thorax clothed with mouse-coloured pubescence, behind the scutellum and at the base 

 of the abdomen it is paler. Wings hyaline. Posterior femora and tibiae incrassate, 

 pubescence on the posterior legs black. Abdomen shining black, with a blue tinge. 

 Long. 5^/2 lines (= 12 mm.). 



»Jamaica (America mer.).« 



i63. Centris elegans Sm. 



1874. Centris elegans Smith, $, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) XIII, pag. 372, n. 82. 



»9. Head, thorax and legs black; the abdomen dark blue. Head: a longitudinal 

 line on the clypeus and on each side of the anterior margin a transverse, oblong, pear- 

 shaped spot, pointed within and almost uniting with the longitudinal line, a line at the 

 inner margin of the eyes not extending above the base of the clypeus, 2 ovate spots on 

 the labrum and a spot at the base of the mandibles white, the tips of the latter also 

 white; the pubescence on the head, thorax and legs black. Wings fuscous, palest at 

 their apical margins. Abdomen obscurely testaceous beneath, its apical segments fringed 

 with black pubescence. Long. 8^/2 lines (= 18 mm.). 



»S. Vincent (America centr.).« 



164. Centris leprieiiri Spin. 



1841. Hemisia Leprieiirü Spinola, 9, Ann. soc. entom. France, X, pag. 146, n. 97. 

 1896. Centris Leprieurii Dalla Torre, Catal. Hymen., X, pag. 3o6. 



»9. Antennes, tete, corselet, i. — 3. anneaux de l'abdomen, pattes et alles noirs. 

 Labre, bord anterieur et ligne mediane du chaperon blancs; 4. — 6. anneaux de l'abdo- 

 men d'un vert bronze metallique. Pelage du vertex, des 3 premiers anneaux de l'ab- 

 domen et des pattes intermediaires noirs. Celui du reste du corps fauve. Fourrure du 

 corselet tres epaisse. Long. 7 lignes (= 16 mm.); larg. 3 lignes (= 7 mm.). 



»19; Cayenne, Amer. mer.« 



165. Centris rufa Lep. 



1841. Centris rufa Lepeletier, 9, Hist. nat. Insect. Hymen., II, pag. 153, n. 8. 



»9. Nigra, abdomine viridi-aeneo nitente, subcoerulescente, supra rufo-fulvo, 

 subtus pallido rufo-villoso; pedibus 2 posticis intus fusco-ferrugineo-hirsutis; alae sub- 

 hyalinae, ad costam rufo-subfuscescentes, violaceo subnitentes, nervuris costaque rufis. 

 Long. 6 lignes (13^2 nim.). 



»Brasil.« 



IV. Subgen. Poecilocentris Friese. 



166. Centris fasciatella Friese n. n. 



1854. Centris fasciata Smith, cf 9, Catal. Hymen. Brit. Mus., II, pag. 377 [nee (Epi- 

 charis) fasciata Lep., 1825]. 

 »9. Head and thorax black; the clypeus has a somewhat curved transverse fascia, 

 from the middle of which a line terminating in a point passes upwards to the base; the 



