88 Recoyds of the Indian Museum. [Vol. XIII, 



is a long black bare streak on each side of the face, reaching 

 from about the base of the antennae nearl}^ to the mouth border. 

 A further specimen from Kumaon is in the Indian Museum, 



Subfamily MILESINAE. 

 Eumerus halictoidcs, Brun. 



Rec. lud. Mils. XI, p. 242. 



Simla, g-v-09. Also occurs at Darjiling. 



Eumerus aeneithorax, Brun. 



Rec. Ind. Miis. XI, p. 244. 



A unique cf taken by Capt. Evans at Simla in August, 1914. 



Eumerus perpensa, sp. nov. 



9 . Simla District, Long. 7 mm. 



Head. Frons and face aeneous black, seen to be grey dusted 

 when viewed at a low angle ; frons with rather dense dark brown 

 and yellow hairs ; face with white pubescence. Antennae moder- 

 ately dark brown on outer side, pale brown on inner side, arista 

 black, bare. Mouth parts pale brown. Occiput black, the margin 

 white dusted. 



Thorax aeneous blue black, shining, with two narrow whitish 

 well separated median stripes ending some distance before the 

 scutellum, which latter is blue black. Dorsum of thorax with 

 yellow pubescence, that on the scutellum is greyish A little 

 yellowish pubescence on anterior half of side margins of thorax. 

 vSides of thorax aeneous black, with greyish pubescence, except 

 for a fan-shaped row of bright yellow hairs in front of the wing 

 base. 



Abdomen shining aeneous blue black with minute greyish 

 pubescence, which is only obvious at the side margins and on the 

 spots. The usual three pairs of sublunate spots placed on the 

 hinder half of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th segments, only the latter 

 pair extending over the side margins. The spots are of about 

 equal width, the 3rd pair more indistinct ; all being white haired. 

 Each pair of spots begins at about the middle of the segment, 

 well separated at their inner upper ends ; the 2nd pair termi- 

 nating a little further from the hind margin of the segment than 

 the ist pair ; whilst the 3rd pair terminate still further from 

 the hind margin than the 2nd pair. Belly more or less pale 

 brown. Some longer white pubescence at sides of 2nd segment. 



Legs mainly aeneous black, shining. Tips of femora rather 

 narrowly, about basal half and inner sides of anterior tibiae 

 and base of hind tibiae, also tips of all tibiae, brownish yellow. 

 Tarsi brown with pale pubescence, hind pair with gold brown 



