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A NEW SPECIES OF CHAR AXES FROM RHODESIA. 

 By Percy I. Lathy, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



Charaxes iieculiaris, sj). nov. 



(? . Upper side : Fore wing similar to C. jienricei, Piothsch., but 

 white mariiings sliglitly larger, and the bhie of the former species 

 replaced by greeu. Hind wing as in C. penrlcei, Rothsch., but blue 

 replaced by green, and ouly the faintest trace of red markings on outer 

 margin. Under side: Both wings, as in C. penricei, Eothsch., but red 

 markings not so bright and black, and dark markings heavier ; the 

 subapical red spot of fore wing is wanting. 



Hah. Kavama, North-eastern Rhodesia. lu coll. H. J. 

 Adams. 



A single male of this remarkable species was obtained. 



NEW AMERICAN BEES.— I. 

 By T. D. a. Cockerell. 



Penlita yvaiti, n. sp. 



? . Length not quite 6 mm. In my tables (Proc. Phila. Acad. 

 1896) runs to obscurata, but differs by the coloration of the clypeus, 

 &c. The abdominal bands are so nearly continuous that it might run 

 to biyelovm, but it differs from that in the lateral face- marks, &c. It 

 is really close to P. crawfordl (described since the tables were pub- 

 lished), but differs by having the lateral face-uiarks more produced 

 above, and the abdominal bands bright yellow. 



Maxillary palpi 6-jointed ; labial palpi 4-jointed, aporoximate 

 length of the joints in /x (L) 675, (2.) 210, (3.) 105, (4.) 90 ^head and 

 thorax yellowish green, the vertex dullish, the mesothorax fairly shiny, 

 and very hairy ; clypeus not bairy ; mandibles dark ferruginous, ivithout 

 any yellow ; apical half of fiagellum brownish ferruginous beneath ; 

 light marks of face confined to clypeus and lateral marks, which are 

 lemon-yellow ; clypeus with the usual dots, the anterior middle more 

 or less broadly brown, and faint brown marks indicating rudiments of 

 longitudinal bars ; supraclypeal area black with a purplish lustre ; 

 lateral face-marks triangular, much longer than broad, ending in a 

 point on orbital margin a little above level of antennae, the long inner 

 slope inclined to be notched ; upper lateral corners of prothorax yellow, 

 and a little yellowish on tubercles ; tegulae pale testaceous ; stigma 

 light yellow, nervures colourless ; marginal cell nearly squarely trun- 

 cate, the post-stigmatal portion longest, but not greatly so ; second 

 s. m. large ; third discoidal distinct; legs black or piceous, with much 

 light hair, the knees more or less yellowish ; abdomen broad, brown- 

 black, with straight chrome-yellow bands, very slightly interrupted in 



