NO. 2264. BEES IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 3—COVKERELL. 197 



11a. Abdominal bands broad, yellow, on first segment reduced to 

 a mark on each side; hair of scutellum and mesothorax wholly black. 



MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA LepeleUer. 



Curityba, Brazil ; determined by Friese. 



116. Abdominal bands extremely broad, yellow, covering all but 

 basal third or less of segments; first segment without band or marks; 

 front densely covered with white hair, contrasting with the black 

 of top of head : clypeus polished, with scattered very small punctures ; 

 hind tibiae broadly yellow apically, the basitarsus also largely ochcr 

 yellow on outer side. 



MELIPONA MANDACAIA Smith. 



The above characters are recorded from a specimen from F. Smith's 

 collection. 



llo. Abdominal bands ver}' distinct, and moderately broad, but 

 occupying less than half segments; first segment with a well-devel- 

 oped and entire band ; hair of thorax above not wholly black. 



MELIPONA INTERMIXTA. new species. 



Length about 10 mm., robust, black, with five entire pale yellow 

 bands on abdomen, the first segment before the band red, the others 

 sometimes dark reddish; clypeus dull ferruginous, the upper and 

 lateral margins sufFusedly blackish, the lower margin at extreme 

 sides yellowish, and a faint suggestion of a median yellow stripe; 

 lateral face marks with the lower end very broad and reddish, the 

 upward extension a narrow whitish stripe along orbits to near middle 

 of front; labrum and mandibles ferruginous, the latter not denticu- 

 late; malar space well developed; sides of face and front with thin 

 hoary pubescence, but front and vertex generally w^ith black, and 

 occiput with pale ochreous; antennae, including scape, ferruginous 

 beneath; mesothorax black, not polished; scutellum shining fusco- 

 testaceous; axillae with a small yellow stripe; hair of thorax above 

 brownish-black mixed Avith ochreous, whitish anteriorly; sides of 

 thorax with white hair, the upper part with a large suffused fulvous 

 patch; tegulae light ferruginous; wings dusky; legs black suffused 

 with reddish, their hair partly dark and partly light, the fringe of 

 hind tibiae black; apical part of abdomen with long black hair; 

 venter witli shining white hair. 



British Guiana, May 27, 1901 (R. J. Crew). Allied to l¥. ehurnea 

 and M. quadrifasciata. 



Type.— C^t No. 21665, U.S.N.M. 



lid. Abdominal bands narrow; margin of scutellum fringed more 

 or less with pale hair. 



