494 APIDJB. 



874. Anthidium ardens, Smith, Neio Sp. Hym. B. M. p. 85, $ ; Ball. 

 Torr. Cat. x, p. 456. 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen closely and finely punctured ; 

 clypeus slightly convex, the apical margin arched ; scutellum 

 sublunate, the middle incised posteriorly ; abdomen short, convex, 

 Black ; the face on each side as high as the base of the antennae, 

 the base of the mandibles, four minute spots on the posterior 

 margin of the vertex, a transverse abbreviated line on each side of 

 the mesonotum anteriorly, another over the tegute, the posterior 

 margin of the scutellum, two longitudinal spots on the disc of the 

 mesonotum, a series of four spots in a transverse line across each 

 of abdominal segments 1-5, and two spots medially side by side 

 on the Gth segment, yellow ; the inner two spots on the basal 

 segment are minute, and on the 4th and 5th segments are joined 

 to the outer spots by narrow yellow lines ; legs with the tai'si 

 pale yellowish ; the clypeus sparsely, the front of the head, sides 

 of the thorax, and legs with white pubescence ; pollen-brush pale 

 and glittering ; wings subhyaline, apical and costal margins of fore 

 wing fuscescent. 



Ilab. "Western India. 5 • Length 9 ; ea^j. 19 mm. c? un- 

 known. 



875. Anthidium ordinatum. (PL III, fig. 13.) 



Sviith, Neto Sp. Hym. B. M. p. 86, $ d" ; DaU- Torr. Cat. x, p. 467. 



5 . Head and thorax finely and very densely punctured, opaque; 

 abdomen shining, minutely punctured, the apical margins of 

 the segments slightly depressed ; clypeus transverse anteriorly ; 

 scutellum sublunate, slightly convex, rounded posteriorly. 

 Black; the base of the mandibles, the sides of the clypeus and 

 face, the outer margins sometimes of the mesonotum ante- 

 riorly and on the sides, and of the scutellum posteriorly, and 

 a series of four spots placed transversely across abdominal seg- 

 ments 1-4, pale yellow ; the thorax above clothed with fulvous 

 brown ; the sides of the thorax, the legs, and sides of the abdomen 

 with white pubescence ; the pollen-brush white ; the inner spots 

 on the abdominal segments pear-shaped and placed obliquely ; 

 wings hyaline, fuscous along the costal and towards the apical 

 margins. 



c5' similar ; the clypeus and face up to the base of the antennae, 

 an interrupted line on the posterior margin of the vertex, the 

 outer margin of the tegulse, the lateral angles and posterior margin 

 medially of the scutellum, a line on the anterior and intermediate 

 tibiae above, a spot at the base of each posterior tibia, four con- 

 tiguous spots on the 5th abdominal segment and two on the 6th, 

 yellow ; the 6th segment furnished laterally with a spine, the 7th 

 segment emarginate at apex *and with three spines ; the inner 

 spots on the 5th and Gth segments joined to the outer spots by a 

 narrow line. 



Hah. Poena ; Bombay ; Karachi. $ . Length 10-13 ; exp. 20- 

 22 mm. 6 • Length 14-15 ; exp. 26 mm. 



