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specimens of each!). Certainly very near vesta, but apparently 

 separable. 



Augochlora notophos (Halictus notophos Vaclial) 9- 



Abdomen not nearly so red as the others; seems nearest to acid- 

 alia, but much smaller. 



(b) Abdomen not red or reddish. 

 Augochlora terrestris (Halictus terrestris Vachal) 9. 

 Has a long face. 



Augochlora chorisis (Halictus chorisis Vaclial). 



Looks superficially like A. regina, but the abdomen of chorisis is 

 less blue and much more strongly punctured. Vachal queries 

 whether it may be ^4. cuprea ; I fail to find a specimen of cuprea in 

 the Museum. 



The types of J., cuprea and a few others were in the collection of 

 Mr. W. W. Saunders, and are supposed to be in the Hope Museum 

 at Oxford. I went to the Hope Museum expecting to see them, 

 and was shown the collections by Commodore Walker (Professor 

 Poulton being away), but i failed to find any trace of them. 



Augochlora cubiceps (Halictus cubiceps Vachal) 9 • 



Close to A. artemisia, but differing thus: 



A. cubiceps. 

 Abdomen yellowish-green, with golden 



tints. 

 Vibrissas strongly orange. 

 Vertex without such purple tints. 



A. artemisia. 

 Abdomen bluish-green, with purple 



tints 

 Vibrissas not strongly orange. 

 Strong purple tints on vertex. 



Wings not so stained. j Wings strongly stained with reddish. 



The form of the head is the same in both. A. cubiceps looks like 

 J. paphia, but the sculpture of area is quite different. 



(B) Sericei.* 

 Augochlora deidamia Sm. % (T.). 



S. Paulo. Abdomen broad, bluish green with purple reflections; 

 not vibrissate ; the first two segments strongly punctured ; meso- 

 thorax with well separated punctures, and a very strong crimson 

 lustre; sides of anterior margin of prothorax presenting a prominent 

 keel ; first r. n. meeting second t. c. ; area very short, with little 

 ridges ; hind spur with long spines. 



Augochlora chloris (Halictus chhris Spinola) 9- 



A.bdomen broad, peacock green, with beautiful blue and golden 

 tints; no vibrissa? ; face broad, peacock green, vertex shining pur- 



* According to the " elimination method," this would be typical Augochlora. 



TRANS. MM. K.VT. SOC. \XXI. (46) SEPTEMBER, 1905. 



