336 T. D. A. COCKERELL. 



7. Larger texana Cress. 



Smaller insita Cress. 



8. Smaller; last ventral segment broad, shovel-shaped, with hairy edges, not at 



all notched ; penultimate ventral segment with large well-separated 

 punctures all over; legs entirely very dark reddish. 



modes! a Sm. (T.). 

 Larger; last ventral segment elongated, and notched on each side; penulti- 

 mate ventral segment minutely roughened, with the punctures shal- 

 low, except at the extreme base ; second dorsal segment strongly 

 transversely grooved ; legs black, tarsi and apex of tibiae red. 



dubitatta Sm. (T.>. 



9. Femora red, tegulse red 10. 



Femora black, tegulse dark 11. 



10. Larger trxnna Cress. 



Smaller insita Cress. 



11. Viewed laterally, the upper apical spines of abdomen appear very short and 



somewhat directed upwards; tarsi red rulitarsus Sm. (T.). 



Viewed laterally, the upper apical spines of abdomen appear moderately 

 long and pointed ; tarsi not red funeraria Sm. (T.). 



A\ I mi>OI n Fabr. 

 tntliidium macula! urn Sm. % (T.i. 



Mexico. Basal joints of middle and hind tarsi light yellow, the 

 small joints dark ; first five abd. s. with four yellow spots each, six 

 with two spots, seven without spots ; apex of abdomen with long 

 straight parallel blunt spines, the outer ones very much longer than 

 the middle one; subapical lateral spines hooked ; mandibles slender, 

 with two large teeth on inner margin. 



Anthidium deception Sm. % (T.). 



Peru (Dalla Torre wrongly says Brazil >. Lateral lobes of end 

 of abdomen spine-like. 



Ant liidiiim chilense Spinola % . 



Chile. Legs largely red. 

 Anthidium coloratum Sm. 9- 



Chile. Markings of abdomen white ; tegular red ; scopa yellow- 

 ish white. 



There are in the Museum two other species of Anthidium s. str. 

 from Chile, bearing MS. names by Spinola. 



MEGACHILE Latr. 

 IHegachile melanophcea Sm. 9 (T.). 



Scopa entirely rich dark chocolate color. 



