330 Afhaiii/ Mu-^eiiiu Rrcords. 



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closely, the base S[)arsely punctured. Calcaria pale testaceous ; 

 the hair on the innerside of tlie tarsi is rufous. The 3rd abscissa 

 of radius is not much longer than the 2nd ; the 3rd transverse 

 cubital nervure is oblique in front, the hinder (and smaller) part 

 is l:»i-oadly rounded. Tegulte piceous. Antennae stout, the joints 

 of fiagellum almost moniliform. The apex of the metanotuoi is 

 transverse in the middle above, its sides rounded. Only the base 

 of the 2nd abdominal segment is depressed. There are no basal 

 or apical fasciae on the abdominal segments. Above the propleu- 

 rae is dilated into a triangular, lai'ge projection, which is bare 

 below, above tliickly covered with long white hair ; it is as long 

 as its width at the base, and become? gradually narrowed towai'ds 

 the apex. 



HalictuH duuhrodycii^is, sp. nov. 



Black ; the underside of the antennal fiagellum and the greater 

 part of the mandibles rufous ; as are also the apical joints of the 

 tarsi : the hair on Jiead, thorax, abdomen and legs white ; wings 

 clear hyaline, the nervui-es and stigma black. Female. 



Length 4-5 mm. 



Metanotal area irregularly, finely obliquely striated. Clypeus 

 strongly, but not closely punctured, the large punctures being 

 widely separated. Centre of face finely and closely punctured. 

 Mesonotum closely finely, but distinctly punctured, depressed in 

 the middle ; the base with a fine longtitudinal fui-row. Abdomen 

 impunctate. The hair on the underside of the tai\si rufous ; the 

 calcaria pale testaceous. The rima is testaceous laterally, its centre 

 black. The hinder parts of the transverse cubital nervures are 

 testaceous ; the 3rd transverse cubital nervure is obliquely sloped 

 in front, the rest broadly, roundly cui'ved. Abdominal segments 

 not depressed. 



The propleural projection is large, the apex broad, I'ounded 

 and clearly separated. On the base of the altdominal segments are 

 bands of dejtressed pubescence. 



