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area of the former on the first long vein is interrupted by a few 

 yellow scales, the latter spot spreads evenly on to the sub-costal vein, 

 but on the first long vein the end nearest the base of the wing is 

 replaced by yellow scales ; the upper branch of the first fork cell has 

 two dark areas, one a short distance from the apex, the other a 

 similar distance from the base of the cell, the lower branch also with 

 two dark areas, the apical one small, reaching to the costa, the basal 

 one large; the stem with a dark-scaled area just before and one 

 just after the supernumerary cross-vein; third long vein with two 

 spots, one large and reaching almost to the costa, the other small 

 and situated just in front of the mid cross-vein; the fourth long vein 

 with a dark area just after the base of the cell and one towards the 



2, wing of rijrct(i2)Iioru.'^ tranavaalfnsis, n. sp. 



base of the wing ; the cell has two spots on each branch, two being 

 basal and two apical ; on the fifth vein there is a spot at the base of 

 the wing, and on the upper branch of the cell three dark areas, the 

 first very near the apex, the third at the base and extending a short 

 distance on to the stem, there is also a dark patch at the apex of the 

 lower branch ; the sixth vein has three small spots ; fringe with 

 pale spots where the veins join the costa ; apex yellow ; first sub- 

 marginal cell longer than the second posterior, its stem about half 

 the length of the cell ; stem of second posterior cell rather longer 

 than the cell ; supernumerary cross-vein placed slightly in front of 

 the mid, posterior about its own length distant from the mid. 

 Length 4 mm. (rather over). 



Hab. — Leysdorp, Transvaal (sent by Dr. Copland to Mr. 

 F. V. Theobald). 



Observations. — Described from two females. It comes near 

 P. sergentii, Theobald, but differs from it in the wing-spotting 

 and the leg-banding. 



SOME BEES FEOM HIGH ALTITUDES IN THE 

 HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS. 



By T. D. a. Cockerell. 



Among the various materials which pass through one's hands 

 from time to time, some excite unusual interest on account of 

 the place they come from. After reading the published account 



