52 [March, 



when we consider the case of Nomada conjtingens, above mentioned ; 

 that of Halirtus 4-cinctus (E. Saund.) which only comparatively 

 recently has been re-discovered, though it is far from rare in some 

 localities ; and that of Heriades, whicli also was not collected for about 

 a century. 



The conspicuous (or at least distinctive) Psen (Mimesa) atra also 

 has been practically lost since Kirby's time, while only during recent 

 years has the still more distinctive PompUus sangumolentvs been 

 added to our lists, though now it has been taken in several distinct 

 localities. Smith's special captures, ' Crabro dypeatus,' ' Megachile 

 pyrina,' and ' Bombus pomornvi ' are, like those of Kirby, awaiting 

 re-discovery. 



The following changes of names, will, I fear, have to be made in 

 our lists, the specific name placed first being the one that we must use. 



Melitta monilicomis K. = Sphecodes subquadratus Sni. 



M. divisa K. = iSf. similis Wesm. 



Sphecodes scahricollis Wesm. = M. divisa K. (partim). 



M. geoffroyella K. ^ S. variegatus von Hag. {?) 



*S. pellucidus Sm = S. pilifrons Thorns. 



M. trimmerana K. = Andrena spinigera (2nd brood) 



= A. anglica Alfk. 



Jlf. ovatula K. = M. afzeliella K. 



M. tricincta K. = Cilissa melanura Nyl. 



Apis marshamella K. =^ Nomada alternata aiict. Brit. 



nee K. 



A. goodeniana K. = A. alternata K. 



A. leucophthabna K. := Nomaxla borealis Nyl. 



Paignton : 



December 1st, 1916 



SOME COLEOPTERA FROM NOETHEEN INDIA. 

 BY G. C. CHAMPION, F.Z.S. 



Amongst a large number of Coleoptera from Western Almora 

 recently sent me by my eldest son, H. G. Champion, Assistant Con- 

 servator of Forests for that district, there are numerous interesting 

 forms, some of which he will doubtless report upon later. 



These insects are mostly from high elevations south of the Central 

 Himalayas, and, as might be expected, many of them show strong 



♦ Dotcriuiiied from F. Smith's collection, and added here for completeness.' 



