THE ENTOMOLOGIST 



Vol. XLIV.] JULY, 1911. [No. 578 



SOME ASIATIC BEES OF THE GENUS ANTHO- 



PHORA. 



By T. D. a. Cockekell. 



AntJiophora caldivelli, Cockerell. 



Foochow, China (H. E. Caldwell). U. S. National Museum. 

 Formerly confused with A. zonata. The female has very bright 

 greenish-blue bands, clypeus with a reversed j'ellow T, hind basi- 

 tarsus with a good deal of white hair. 



Anthophora calceifera, Cockerell. 



Foochow, China (H. R. Caldwell). U. S. National Museum. 

 Formerly confused with A. zonata. This species was described 

 from Formosa. A male from Foochow differs from the type in 

 having the lateral marks on clypeus somewhat smaller, and the 

 abdominal bands all pale green. The fifth ventral segment of 

 the male abdomen is emarginate in A. caldivelli, but has a 

 straight edge in A. calceifera. 



Anthophora zonata (Linnaeus). 



Foochow, China (H. R. Caldwell). One female. Trong, 

 Lower Siam (Dr. W. L.Abbott). U. S. National Museum, The 

 male from Trong agrees with A. zonata from Formosa ; the four 

 females differ much in size and in the tint of the abdominal 

 bands, one large one has the bands a beautiful emerald-green. 

 It seems improbable that there are two species here, but if there 

 are, the males are needed for their satisfactory separation. 



Anthophora zonata stantoni, new subspecies or variety. 



2 . Length about 12 mm. ; light face-markings formed as usual, 



but yellow ; hair of thorax above orange-fulvous mixed with black ; 



abdominal bands very brilliant, the first two greenish, the otlier two 



light blue ; hind tibiae with hair on outer side pale fulvous, on inner 



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