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  Cameron, 
  Hyuicnoptcva 
  Oricntalia. 
  

  

  fringed 
  with 
  pale 
  hairs 
  ; 
  the 
  fifth 
  segment 
  with 
  the 
  fringe 
  

   thicker 
  and 
  longer 
  and 
  dark 
  fulvous 
  ; 
  the 
  sixth 
  seg- 
  

   ment 
  similarly 
  clothed 
  at 
  the 
  sides 
  ; 
  the 
  hypopygium 
  

   alutaceous; 
  the 
  centre 
  triangularly 
  raised, 
  but 
  not 
  sharply. 
  

   The 
  second 
  ventral 
  segment 
  rufous, 
  black 
  in 
  the 
  centre, 
  

   the 
  black 
  mark 
  being 
  dilated 
  at 
  the 
  apex; 
  the 
  third 
  and 
  

   fourth 
  black, 
  piceous 
  at 
  the 
  base. 
  

  

  Andrena 
  ph.cdra, 
  sp. 
  nov. 
  

  

  Long. 
  8 
  mm. 
  S 
  . 
  

  

  Hub. 
  Mussouri 
  (Rothncy). 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  is 
  very 
  closely 
  allied 
  to 
  A. 
  reticulata, 
  and 
  

   has, 
  like 
  it, 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  median 
  segment 
  reticulated 
  ; 
  

   but 
  its 
  apex 
  is 
  not 
  transversely 
  striolated 
  ; 
  while 
  in 
  its 
  

   centre, 
  below 
  the 
  reticulated 
  part, 
  is 
  a 
  deep, 
  shining, 
  

   impunctate, 
  and 
  somewhat 
  triangular 
  space 
  ; 
  the 
  widest 
  

   part 
  of 
  which 
  is 
  at 
  the 
  base. 
  

  

  Head 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  greyish 
  hairs 
  ; 
  closely 
  

   rugosely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  clypeus 
  strongly 
  punctured, 
  with 
  

   the 
  punctures 
  more 
  widely 
  separated 
  ; 
  depressed 
  at 
  the 
  

   apex 
  and 
  with 
  very 
  few 
  punctures 
  ; 
  the 
  mandibles 
  deeply 
  

   grooved 
  ; 
  their 
  teeth 
  piceous. 
  Antennae 
  black, 
  towards 
  

   the 
  apex 
  with 
  a 
  fuscous 
  down. 
  Thorax 
  densely 
  covered 
  

   with 
  long 
  pale 
  fulvous 
  hairs 
  ; 
  the 
  mesonotum 
  and 
  scu- 
  

   tellum 
  bearing 
  large, 
  clearly-separated 
  punctures 
  except 
  

   the 
  former 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  at 
  the 
  apex 
  and 
  the 
  latter 
  at 
  

   the 
  base 
  ; 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  median 
  segment 
  with 
  a 
  band 
  of 
  

   short 
  longitudinal 
  keels 
  ; 
  and 
  a 
  second 
  band 
  of 
  similar 
  

   keels 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  behind 
  the 
  first 
  ; 
  and 
  from 
  the 
  centre 
  

   of 
  this 
  runs 
  a 
  short 
  deep, 
  shining, 
  somewhat 
  triangular 
  

   depression 
  ; 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  segment 
  rugosely 
  punctured. 
  

   Mesopleuras 
  with 
  large 
  punctures 
  ; 
  a 
  curved 
  furrow 
  above 
  

   the 
  middle 
  ; 
  above 
  which 
  is 
  a 
  large, 
  smooth, 
  impunctate 
  

   space 
  ; 
  the 
  part 
  immediately 
  below 
  the 
  wings 
  being 
  

   coarsely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  metapleurse 
  closely 
  rugose. 
  

  

  