240 HYMENOPTERA. 



the iollowing sexmaculata out of the Comber collection : male, 

 Karachi, N. W. India, Sept. 1909 ; females, Karachi, Nasik 

 and Sigiri. In the Sauter collection from Formosa, received 

 from the Berlin Museum, C. sexmaculata is represented from 

 Takao (June, July, September, October, November, Decem- 

 ber), Kagi (August) and Koroton (September). 



CERATINA subg. CERATINIDIA. 



There are two very closely allied species of Ceratinidia 

 in Formosa, separable as follows in the female : 

 Rather larger (sometimes over 10 mm.); vertical yellow bar on clypeus 

 very broad ; sides of mesothorax in front shining, with well 



separated punctures liieroglypliica Smith. 



Rather smaller ; vertical bar of clypeus rather narrow ; sides of meso- 

 thorax in front (in both sexes) dullish, minutely rugoso- 



punctate morawitzii Sickmann. 



C. hieroglypliica Sm. 



All the Formosan specimens (Sauter collection, Berlin 

 Museum) are females. They are from Kagi (August 26), 

 Koroton (Septembers), Kanshirei (June 8), and Taihanroku 

 (June 11). 

 C morawitzii Sickm. 



The Sauter collection contains 16 9,9 cf from Takao 

 (June, July, August, September, October, December) and a 

 male from Gyamma (June 4). From Taihanroku, June 11, 

 is a single specimen of a variety of the female, having the 

 upright band on the clypeus reduced to a small projection, 

 broader than long. 

 Apis dorsata Fabr. 



Island of Hainan, March, 1909 {^H. Schoede) . Berlin Mu- 

 seum. This is the same as the Ceylon form. 

 Apis indica peroiii (Latr.). 



Twenty workers from Formosa {Sauter)^ the localities 

 being Takao, Taihanroku, Pilan, and Lake Candidius. The 

 series is very variable. One comes from the Island of 

 Hainan, March, 1909 ^H. Schoede). 

 Apis florea sumatraua Enderlein. 



Dambulla, Ceylon, March, 1910, one worker {E. Comber). 

 British Museum. This form was described from Sumatra ; 



