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and with white pubescence between the base of the antennae and the 

 mouth. Eyes reddish, broad. Antennae red, subclavate ; first joint 

 white. Abdomen with a chalybeous tawny band on the hind border 

 of each segment. Legs testaceous ; furrows black, except at the tips ; 

 tibiae with a piceous streak. Wings pelhicid ; veins and stigma testa- 

 ceous ; costal vein black, except at the base. Length of the body 

 4J lines. 



Tajura. 



218. NoMiA PALLicoRNis. Male. — Black, broad, thickly and 

 minutely punctured, with whitish pubescence. Mouth testaceous. 

 Antennae tawny, luteous beneath. Metathorax largely punctured ; 

 disk flat, with a slight longitudinal furrow. Abdomen with a testaceous 

 streak on each side at the base. Tibiae tawny, with a broad blackish 

 stripe ; tarsi yellow, piceous towards the tips ; hind legs very thick. 

 Wings pellucid ; veins and stigma testaceous, the former black towards 

 the tips. Length of the body 4 lines. 



Tor. 



Genus ANDRENA, Fabr. 



219. Andrena cirtana, Iaicos, Eaypl. Set. Alg. iii. 178, pi. 6, f. 7. 

 Wady Ferran. Mount Sinai. 



Inhabits Algeria. 



220. Andrena dorsata. Melitta, Kirhy, Mon. Ap. Atigl. ii. 

 144. 



Cairo. 



Inhabits Europe. 



221. Andrena fulvicrus. Melitta fulvicrus, Kirhy, Mon. Aj). 

 Angl. ii. 138. 



Cairo. 



Inhabits Europe and North Hindostan. 



222. Andrena partita. Female. — Black, thickly and minutely 

 punctured, with hoary pubescence. Antennae red laeneath, except 

 towards the base. Abdomen red, with four blackish bands and with 

 a fringe of white pubescence on the hind border of each segment ; 

 first and second bands narrow ; third and fourth broad. Tarsi and 

 hind tibiae tawny ; hind legs fringed with long yellowish hairs. 

 Wings pellucid; veins testaceous, black towards the costa; stigma 

 piceous. Length of the body 4? lines. 



