ANXHOPnOEA. 531 



933. Anthophora Candida, Smith, New Sp. IL/m. B. M. p. 122, ? . 

 Podalirms candidus, Dall. Torr. Cat. x, p. 202. 



2 . Head above the clypeus, the thorax and abdomen covered 

 with dense short pubescence ; the disc of tlie mesonotum under the 

 pubescence closely and irregularly punctate-striate ; clvpeus and 

 labrum bare, shining, punctured, the punctures fine and very 

 shallow. Black ; covered with dense short pale ochraceous pubes- 

 cence ; the extreme apex of the abdomen, the intermediate tibise 

 and tarsi beneath, and the po^terior tibiae and tarsi above and 

 below with jet-black pubescence, on the last forming a striking 

 contrast to the ochraceous white of the pubescence on the femora ; 

 clypeus, labrum, and base of the mandibles pale yellowish white ; 

 two large macula; at the base of the clypeus and a spot at the 

 lateral basal angles of the labrum fuscous ; the apical margin of 

 the clypeus, and also of the labrum, and the apex of the mandibles 

 ferruginous ; antennae piceous ; in some specimens there is a 

 broad longitudinal line of pale ferruginous pubescence along the 

 middle of the posterior tibiae above ; wings vitreous or clear 

 hyaline with a slight milky appearance. 



d" similar, smaller ; the legs longer and more slender ; the black 

 spots on the clypeus nearly obsolete, no black pubescence at the 

 apex of the abdomen. 



Hab. The Punjab ; Quetta ; extending into Persia. 5 . Length 

 11 ; exp. 22 mm. S • Length 9 ; eap. 18 mm. 



934. Anthophora violacea, Lepel. Hym. ii, p. 80, $ cJ. 

 Podalirius violaceus, Dall. Torr. Cat. x, p. 294. 



2 . Clypeus and front below the anterior ocellus somewhat 

 coarsely and closely, vertex of the head and the thorax above 

 finely and densely punctured ; abdomen smooth, the surface finely 

 aciculate ; clypeus convex, transverse and margined anteriorly, and 

 bearing a medial shining carina. Black ; the sides of the face, 

 the vertex, the thorax, and median segment above, the legs, and 

 sides of the thorax and of the abdomen covered with fuscous 

 pubescence ; on the median segment in some specimens there is 

 an admixture of white hairs in the pubescence, giving it a greyish 

 appearance ; wings very dark fuscous, with a rich purple 

 effulgence. 



(^ similar : the clypeus not carinate, a spot on the mandibles at 

 base, the labrum, and clypeus pale creamy white ; the anterior, 

 lateral, and basal margins, and the basal angles of the labrum, the 

 anterior margin narrowly of the clypeus, and a broad, somewhat 

 irregular A-shapcd mark on its disc black ; antennae piceous ; pos- 

 terior margins of the abdominal segments rufo-testaceous; wings 

 much paler than in the 5 . 



Hah. Bengal ; N.W. Provinces ; Delhi ; Bombay ; Central India ; 

 Bangalore ; Madras ; Ceylon. 5 . Length 17-18 ; e.vp. 3o mm. 

 J . Length 16 ; exp. 32 mm. 



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