222 XYLOCOPA INC!OMPLETA. 



tlie first segment black, that of the following ones bright 

 ferrugineous. On the first and second segments this pu- 

 bescence consists of a lateral fringe only, the third and 

 fourth segments have moreover some short ferrugineous 

 hairs on the disk and along the apical margin , the fifth 

 segment a dense fringe of long ferrugineous hairs on the 

 apical margin , whilst the sixth segment is covered all 

 over with ferrugineous hairs. — The ventral segments 

 closely punctured, with a smooth and shiuing longitudinal 

 line on the middle; the apical margins ferrugineous, fringed 

 with ferrugineous hairs. 



The described female specimen has been captured at the 

 island Sumbawa by Mr. Colffs , and presented to the Leyden 

 Museum Collections by his Excellence J. W. van Lausberge. 



3. Xylocopa incompleta , sp. n. 9 ^^^'^ cf* 



Length about 27 mm.; alar expanse 52 mm. 



Female: black, with black pubescence, except that on 

 the head , thorax and outer margin of the anterior tibiae , 

 which is fulvous-red. 



The head densely covered with fulvous-red plumose pu- 

 bescence, much paler on the clypeus and on the lower 

 part of the cheeks ; on the face the pubescence is inter- 

 mixed with some black plumose hairs. The under surface 

 of tlie flagellum of the antennae ferrugineous. 



The upper surface of the thorax as Avell as the sides 

 densely covered with fulvous-red plumose pubescence. 

 The hind border of the scutellum sharply edged. The legs 

 covered with black pubescence, except the outer margin of 

 the anterior ti])iae, on which the pubescence is fulvous- 

 red. The wings dark brown with purple and green irides- 

 cence , and only two submarginal cells. 



The abdomen densely punctured ; the first segment thinly 

 covered with black plumose hairs; the dense lateral fringe 

 also consists of black plumose pubescence. 



Notes iroin the Leyden Museum, Vol. U. 



