HALICTUS. 437 



2iid segment strongly constricted. Jet-black and shining; the 

 apex of the clypeus, the labrum, palpi, apices of the femora, the 

 tibia? and tarsi testaceous, the tibiae with a brownish stain an- 

 teriorly; the flagellum of the antennae fulvous beneath; wings 

 hyaline and iridescent, nervures and tegulae pale testaceous. 



Hah. Barrackpore, Bengal. cJ • Length 5 ; exp. 9 mm. Type 

 in coll. Rothney. 



764. Halictus vishnu, Catn. Mem. Manch. L. Ph. Soc. xli, 1897. 



c^ . Head, thorax, and abdomen minutely punctured, the last 

 with the posterior margins of the segments smooth and impunc- 

 tate ; the head in front, the apex of the median segment, and the 

 abdomen pubescent, the pubescence foi^ming slight transverse bands 

 at the bases of the i^nd and 3rd abdominal segments ; the enclosed 

 space at the base of the median segment and the apex with 

 coarse widely-spaced reticulations. Black, the apex of the clypeus, 

 the tibiae and tarsi, and the nervures and tegulae of the wing pale 

 testaceous ; wings hyaline and iridescent. 



Uab. Mussooree. 6 . Length 4 ; e.vp. 7 mm. Type iu coll. 

 E-othuey. 



765. Halictus salutator, Cam. Mem. Manch. L. Ph. Soc. xli, 1897. 



5 <S . Head, thorax, and abdomen very minutely and closely 

 punctured and covered with a thin soft short pubescence, the punc- 

 tures on the front and vertex of the head running into longitudinal 

 striae ; the pubescence on the abdomen more sparse than on the 

 head and thorax, and confined chiefly to the apical three segments ; 

 median segment concave above, the enclosed space at base finely 

 reticulate, the basal segment of the abdomen glabrous. Black, the 

 pubescence whitish, fuscous on the upper part of the face and on 

 the postscutellum ; legs with the tarsi whitish, the posterior 

 margins of segments 1-4 narrowly testaceous ; wings hyaline and 

 slightly iridescent, nervures and tegulae dark brown. 



d" slightly smaller, with a comparatively longer head. 

 Hah. Mussooree. $. Length 8; exj). 17 mm. Type in coll. 

 Eothney. 



766. Halictus buddha, Cam. Mem. Manch. L. Ph. Soc. xli, 1897. 



cJ . Eesembles H. salutator, but is smaller, the head and thorax 

 are more closely punctured, giving the parts an opaque look, the 

 basal segment of the abdomen is not glabrous, and the posterior 

 margins of the segments are strongly constricted. In colour it 

 agrees with //. salutator in having the base of the tibiiB and the 

 entire tarsi white, but the anterior tibiae are entii'ely white and 

 the intermediate tibiae white on the underside ; the apex of the 

 clypeus is testaceous yellow, the flagellum of the antennae beneath 

 fulvous, and the posterior margins of the abdominal segments are 

 black, not testaceous. 



Hab. Mussooree. 6 . Length 5 ; exj). 10 mm. Type in coll. 

 Eothney. 



