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NEW BRITISH BEES 



this to be only a very large specimen of the male of A. 

 fulvicrus. 



29. A. similis, Smith (Zoologist, vii. App. 60); very like 

 the male of A. albicans, but distinct ; found by Mr. Walcott 

 near Bristol. 



30. A. extricata, Smith (Zoologist, vii. App. 59) ; very 

 like A. fulvicrus; Weymouth, and also at Southend. 



31. A. Kirbyi, Curtis (British Entomology, fol. 129) ; 

 said to be found near Norwich ; the type is in the British 

 Museum. I possess specimens from the Morea. 



32. A. argent at a, Smith (Zoologist, v. 1920); found at 

 Weybridge, Sandhurst, and on Parley Heath by Mr. Dale; 

 Dr. Nylander told me the male was the A. barbatula of 

 Zetterstedt. 



Genus Macropis. 



33. Macropis labiata, Panzer (Smith, Zoologist, iv. 1279.) 

 Three specimens of the male are all which have hitherto been 

 captured in England ; the localities are Leicester, New Forest, 

 and Weybridge. Mr. S. Stevens captured the last in the 

 beginning of July at the latter locality; it no doubt appears 

 about the same time as its congener, Dasypoda hirtipes. 



Genus Megachile. 



34. Megachile versicolor, Smith (Zoologist, ii. 697) ; dis- 

 covered by Mr. Thwaites, near Bristol. I have taken it at 

 Weybridge, but hitherto it has proved to be very rare ; it 

 closely approaches M. centuncularis, but the scopa which 

 clothes the abdomen beneath is of two colours, black and 

 fulvous. 



35. M. pyrina, St. Farg. The male is the 31. rufitarsis, 

 the female the M.fasciata of the Catalogue of British Hy- 

 menoptera ; it occurs at Weybridge, but rarely. 



36. M. argentata, Fab. This is identical with M. Lea- 

 chella, of Stephens's Catalogue, which I described in the 



