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Described from 4 9 and 8 S collected in the ]>oreal re- 

 gions of ^It. San Jacinto, Calif., at elevations of 7500-9000 ft., 

 visiting- the Howers of different species of Mlniiiliis. July, 1912 

 (Bridwell). The flowers were of two types, one with an open 

 throat into which the bees entered directly, while in those of 

 the (jtlier tyjx' with the closed throat they entered sidewise on 

 either side of the gibbous portion closing the throat. 



Type 2 , allotyjie and paratypes in the author's colhrtion. 



24. Addkmu'm ox Afkicax ITvlakidak. 



Nothylaeus Bevisi iCockerell). , 



Frosopis Bevisi ~*,|_Cockerell\ 



AmL' Durban :\Ius. 2:45 S, Xatal, 1917. 



Nothylaeus rubriplagiata (Cameron). 



Professor Cocker*']! (I.e.) reports that Dr. Brauns consid- 

 ers Braimsi Alfken as synonymous with this species. Alfken 

 has (juoted Dr. Brauns as considering it i(Uniti('al with A', 

 lirrahJlnis Smith. 



AVith the literature at hand 1 ha\e been unable to make 

 certain whether X. ntfippdioidc.s or Jniiodl has precedence. 



Prosopis penu.r. sinidinrafd. and f/fdcilis Biiigham and 

 P. (jiuitlr'tlliirafa and (piiiKjiiclinrdta Cameron arc s])ecies of 

 Allodapc. as has l)cen pointed out by ]\[eade-Waldo .ind .Vlfken. 



