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Saropoda bimaculata, Panz. — Two £ , June 9th, near Sao Bomao, 

 and, June 24th, westward of Villa Eeal, both at an altitude of 1780 

 feet or more. 



Anthophora personata, Illig. — Two J, April 24th, near Olivaes. 



A. pennata, Lep. — Two g, one $ ; $ & ? , April 28th, on the 

 road to Mafra ; g much faded, May 19th, near Monchique. 



A. femorata, Latr. — One <$ , June 24th, west of Villa Eeal, at an 

 elevation of 1780 feet. 



A. Thomsoni, n. sp. 



Nigra, capite toto nigro cinereo, hirsuto, clypeo rugoso-punctato ; thorace 

 crebrerrime punctato, cinereo hirsuto, dorso snmmo Icevi, inter alas nigro fasciato ; 

 alis dilute infuscatis ; scutello linea dorsali elevata ; abdomine crebre punctato, seg- 

 mento primo longe cinereo hirto, 2 d <> 3 tio que apicibus albo-Jimbriatis, 5 <0 dense nigro 

 piloso ; 6 to valvula dorsali angusta, sub-convexa ; subtus nitida, punctata, segmentO' 

 rum apicibus membranaceis, nigro fimbriatis, segmento 4 <0 lateribus albofasciculatis, 

 5 t0 apice dense nigro piloso, 6 t0 setts rigidisfuscis terminato : pedibus nigro hirsutis, 

 tibiis tarsisque antice griseis; sarothro albo, metatarsis posticis dense nigro pilosis. 



Long. 14 mm. 



One ? , June 9th, near Sao Boinao, at an elevation of 1792 feet. 

 Somewhat like atroalba, but differing at once in the colour of the 

 metatarsi, and the narrow white apical bands on the 2nd and 3rd 

 abdominal segments. I have named this species in honour of Dr. 

 C. G-. Thomson, of Lund. 



Xylocopa violacea, Scop.— One £ , May 20th, slopes of Picota, 

 near Monchique. 



Bombus hortorum, Linn.— Two ^, one £, near Belem, N."W. of 

 Villa Eeal, and between Coimbra and Sao Antonio. 



B. terrestris, Linn., var — One $, May 20th, slopes of Picota, 

 near Monchique. The hairs on the legs are bright fulvous, agreeing 

 with the variety mentioned by P. Smith in Brit. Mus. Catalogue, 

 Apidce, part ii, p. 39 L. 



B. muscorum, Linn.— One ^, two $, June 3rd, between Coimbra 

 and Sao Antonio ; June 6th, Cea. 



Apis mellijica, Linn. — April 27th, quarries and hillside near 

 Belem. 



Holmesdale, Upper Tooting : 

 November, 1881. 



