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the dark piceous nervures of the wings, the narrower apical pubescent bands of the 

 abdominal segments, and the black apical joints of the tarsi. 



The 9 like the ^ differs from leporina in tlie dark wing-nervures, in the 

 narrow abdominal bands and the black apical joints of the tarsi, and also in having 

 the abdomen more triangularly shaped. The front wings in both sexes are slightly 

 broader than those of leporina with their apices less acute. 



Nomada giiftiilata, J (Ent. Mo. Mag., xxxix, p. 282). 



At the time the " Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands" 

 was written there was no locality known in this country for this 

 species. I recorded it with many misgivings from a single ? in ray 

 collection, which I believe came from F. Smith's duplicates, and it 

 was with great satisfaction that I heard that Mr. Morley had caught 

 a $ in yellow composite flowers near Ipswich on May 17th, 1897 

 {cf. Ent. Mo. Mag., xxxiii, p. 280). 



The male was first recorded by Mr. Chitty from Huntingfield, 

 Kent, in 1903, where he also took the $ . 



The J has since occurred at Gosfield, Essex (late A. Beaumont), 

 and Newton Abbot (Holloway), recorded by A. H. Hamm. 



Friese says its host is probably Andrena cingiolata. 



The J may be known from Jlavogattata by its testaceous labrum and the 

 Bhorter 3rd joint of the antennae ; it has also a few dark spines at the apex of the 

 posterior tibiae. The specimens I have seen are about the size of rather large 

 flavoguttata, but the specimen recorded by Mr. Ilamm was neai'ly twice the 

 ordinary size. 



Nomada argentata^ H.-Sch. = atrata, Sm. = hrevicornis, Schmied. 

 (Ent. Mo. Mag., xxxvi, p. 201). 

 This species was first taken in this country by the late Mr. S. Ste- 

 vens at Arundel, and described by F. Smith as atrata. Smith subse- 

 quently sunk atrata as a synonym of ferruginata^ and it was overlooked 

 until I took a ^ near Clandon, Surrey, on Scahiosa succisa, in August, 

 1900. Mr. Morice has also taken both sexes on Woking Heath, near 

 the high road to Chobham. I am not aware of any other localities 

 for it. It associates with Andrena cetii. 



It is closely allied to ferruginata, but rather smaller and much darker ; the <? 

 may be known at once by its shorter antennae, of which the 3rd joint is much 

 shorter on its under-side than the 4th ; the basal joints are simple, not swollen as 

 m ferruginata, and the tubercles of the following joints are less acute. 



The !? may be known by the short 3rd joint of the antennae as in the ^ , its less 

 hairy mesonotum, and the silvery haii-cd sides of the propodeum. 



■ CoeJioxi/s conoidea^ 111. = vectis, Curt. 

 This synonymy is generally adopted on the Continent. 



