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a short outward [irojection and dense patch of long hair at base; in front 

 of this is a patch of short heavy spines. A line of spiny hairs extends from 

 near this patch (Hagonally inward across tlie wing. The apical half of the 

 wing is covered with sparse hairs, longer on interior apical margin. No 

 emargination at apical edge of wing. 



Type specimen one male. Type locality — Guadalajara, Mexico. 



Colletes volsellata n. sp. 



M.\LE — Length 9 mm. Head broader than long; eyes converging below. 

 Face including clypeus densely covered with long, ochraceous pubescence. 

 Clypeus convex, not very shiny ; punctures shallow, forming faint strire. Face 



Figure 74. Colletes lineata. 



rinely punctured. \'ertex almost nude, and coarsely punctured. Malar space 

 about one-fourth as long as broad. Mandibles red tipped. Under part of 

 head with white beard. Antennae entirely dark ; scape punctured ; joint three 

 not much over half as long as four; four and remainder about one and one- 

 half times as long as broad. 



Thorax — Black, shiny, covered with light ferruginous hair, long on sides 

 and on scutellum. Mesothorax with large, round, sparse punctures, crowded 

 anteriorly, almost entirely wanting on large disk. Scutellum with very large 

 round punctures on posterior half, the anterior part smooth and shinv ; pos- 

 terior and lateral margins with fringe of long hair. Postscutellum rugose. 

 Superior face of metathora.x with the usual rectangular pits rather broad ; long, 

 light hair on the sides. Enclosure shining, broadly funnel shaiied, almost 

 triangular. Lateral spaces sparsely, finely punctured, and shining. Mesopleura 



