HYMENOPTERA, SUPERFAMILIES APOIDEA AND CHAL- 

 CIDOIDEA, OF THE YALE DOMINICAN EXPEDITION OF 



1913. 



By J. C. Crawford, 



Associate Curator, Division of Insects, United States National Museum. 



The material here listed came, unless otherwise stated, from the 

 island of Dommica and was collected during June and July, 1913, by 

 ^Ir. H, Wo Foote. As ahnost nothing has been recorded in the Hy- 

 menoptera from this island, the collection is of especial interest. 



Superfamily APOIDEA. 



MELIPONA VARIEGATIPES Griboda. 



Eight workers of this form were taken. 



CENTRIS LANIPES Fabricius. 



One female from Guadaloupe. 



CENTRIS VERSICOLOR Fabricius. 



Six females and three males. 



ANTHOPHORA FOOTEI, new species, 



Male. — Length about 10 mm. Similar to A. Icrugii but the clypeus 

 above with two large dark spots, the pubescence of the face yellowish 

 with black intermingled; the dorsum and upper half of pleurae with 

 fulvous pubescence, with a few black hairs intermingled ; femora with 

 wliite hairs ; tibise exteriorly with fulvous pubescence ; sixth abdomi- 

 nal segment with a broad ivory colored band; pubescence on last 

 segment fulvous. 



Female. — Length about 11 mm. Similar to the male but the face 

 entirely dark, tibial scopa outwardly fulvous, inward black. 



Habitat. — Island of Dominica. 



Described from two males and one female. 



Type.— C&t. No. 16731, U.S.N.M. 



This species is named in honor of Mr. H. W. Foot^. 



EXOMALOPSIS SIMILIS Cresson. 



Eleven females. 



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