210 [September, 



nigris dense veetitis, alis saturate iiifiiscatis ; abilomine submicante subtilissiiue et 

 creberrimc punctato, tibiis posticis apicibus produetis, uncis duobus incurvafis 

 iiigro-fuscis armatis. Long., 13 — 14 mui. 



This fiue species, which i have much pleasure iu nauiiug after its 

 talented captor, is somewhat allied to poecUonota, Perez, but is very 

 different in the black pubescence of the head and thorax and the 

 general coloration. 



Xylocopa violacea, L., $ , 1, Valldemosa, Majorca, March 27th. 



Ceratlna DaUatorreana, Friese, 9, 1, Inca, Majorca, March, 1900, Tlionias 

 and Pocock. 



Chalicodoma sicula, Rossi, $ 22, 9 lOj Minorca, near Mahon, April 6th. 



$ 10, ? 15, Majorca, Porto Pi, March 24th ; Castle Bellver, March 25th and 30th ; 

 PoUensa, April 2nd ; between PoUensa and Castle del Rey, April 3rd ; Miramar to 

 Valldemosa, March 27th. In Majorca these insects were found in stony hilly 

 country, frequently settling on the ground. They were extremely hard to catch. 

 In Minorca, on the other hand, they were far more abundant and easily captured. 

 The difference may have been due to the colder, more windy, weather in the latter 

 island (E. B. P.). San Cristobal, Minorca, and Inca, Majorca, March and April, 

 1900, Thomas and Pocock. 



Anthidium 1-dentatum, Latr., ? , Castle Bellver, March 26th. 



Osmia cornuta, Ltr., ? , 1, Miramar, March 27th (on flowers). 9 , not local- 

 ised, 1900, Thomas and Pocock. Latreillei, <? , 2, Castle Bellver, March 26th 



(on wall) ; Minorca, near Talayot of Trepuco, April 6th. suhmicans, Mor., $ , 



near Talayot of Trepuco, Mahon, Api-il 6th; San Cristobal, Minorca, April 6th to 



14th, 1900, Thomas and Pocock. ctjerulescens,'L., S ,2, San Cristobal, Minorca 



April 6th to 14th, 1900, Thomas and Pocock. 



Eucera numida, Lep., ? , 1, near Mahon, April 6th (M. Hernandez). niffri- 



labris, Lop., $ , 10, Palma, March 24th (on cruciferous flowers) ; Castle Bellver, 



March 25th and 30th. grisea, Fab., ? , 1, Minorca, near Talayot of Trepuco, 



April 6th; 2 c? , 1 ? , Inca, Majorca, Thomas and Pocock ; 5 ? ,no locality, Thomas 



and Pocock. S I'l, ? 21, Porto Pi, March 24th ; Castle Bellver, March 25th 



and 30tli (on flowers). 



Melecta luctuosa, Scop., (J 2, 9 !> Castle Bellver, March 25th ; Miramar to 

 Valldemosa, March 27th ; PoUensa to Castle del Rey, April 3rd ; Inca, Majorca, 

 Thomas and Pocock, 1900. plurinotafa, BruUe, (J 1, Castle Bellver, March 23rd. 



Podalirius quadrifasciatus, Villers, ? 5, Minorca, 1900 (Hernandez). 



pilipes;F., c? 7, ? 23, Palma, March 24th; Castle Bellver, March 25th, 26tli, and 

 30th ; Miramar, March 27th ; Valldemosa, March 27th (colonics flying round their 

 nests in holes iu walls) ; PoUensa, April 3rd and 4th, A very abundant species, 

 always found on flowers except at Valldemosa. $ 1, not localised, Thomas and 



Pocock, 1900. nigrocinctus, Ijep., $ 2, Minorca, near Talayot of Trepuco, April 



6th. <? 3, ? 11, Castle Bellver, March 25th, 26th, and 30th (abundant on 



flowers). $ , Inca, Majorca, March, 1900, Thomas and Pocock. balearicus, 



Friese, <J 1, ? 2, Castle Bellver, March 30th j PoUensa to Castle del Rey, April 3rd. 

 1 c? ) Thomas and Pocock, 1900. 



