AUSTEALIAN BEES IN THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM.— COCKEEELL. 



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The above species of Prosojns and Gnafhoprosopis, none of which have the 

 scutellum or postscutellum yellow or orange, may be separated by the following 

 table : — 



cyaneomicans nigrescens Ckll. 

 . . melanocephala Ckll. 



2. 



ehurnieUa Ckll. 



3. 



leptospermi Ckll. 



Clypeus black (females) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 



Clypeus light (males) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 



1. Face entirely black, abdomen blue . . 

 Face entirely black, abdomen red 

 Face with light lateral marks 



2. Markings white . . 

 Markings yellow 



3. Light colour of collar not continuous with that of tubercles 

 Yellow or orange of collar continues with that of tubercles . . . . . . . . 4. 



4. More than basal half of hind femora pale orange . . {Gnathojjrosopis) amicula Sm. 

 Less than basal half of hind femora pale, the colour yellowish-white . . . . . . 5. 



5. Clypeus narrow ; first recurrent nervure meeting intercubitus {Gnathoprosopis) amiculina Ckll, 

 Clypeus broad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. 



6. Larger ; fii-st recurrent nervure meeting intercubitus . . (Gnathoprosopis) hackeri Ckll. 

 Smaller ; first recurrent nervvire falling short of intercubitus . . 



(Gnathoprosopis) amiculiformis Ckll. 



7. Antennae entirely bright ferruginous . . . . . . . . . . coronata Ckll. 



Antennae not so coloured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 



8. Scape circular, with a yellow mark in front . . . . . . . . kelvini Ckll. 



Scape oval, entirely black . . . . . . . . (G)iathoprosopis) bituberculata Smith. 



Scape ordinary, or (in P. amatala) very short . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. 



9. Face -marks bright orange ; orange of collar joining that of tubercles ; hind legs with 



tegument entirelj^ black . . . . crassifemorata Ckll. 



Face -marks pale orange ; yellow of collar separated from that of tubercles ; hind legs 



partly yellow . . . . . . xanthopsyche Ckll. 



Face -marks pale yellow or white, not orange . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 



10. Collar bright orange, continuous with tubercles ; venter with low tubercles 



(Gnathoprosopis) simpliciventris Ckll. 

 Collar not orange ; small species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. 



11. Scape very short, light yellow; middle tibiae entirely yellow .. .. anatula Ckll. 

 Scape otherwise ; middle tibiae at least largely dark . . . . . . . . . . 12 



12. A cuneiform black mark at each side of clypeus . . ancorata subconstricta Ckll 

 No such marks on clypeus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 



13. Larger ; face-marks pale yellow or creamy-white ; supraclypeal mark well developed 



brevior Ckll 

 Smaller ; face-marks clear white ; supraclypeal mark represented by a minute trans- 

 verse mark just above clypeus, hardly noticeable . . scintillans Ckll, 



BINGHAMIELLA Cockerell. 

 Binghamiella antipodes (Smith) 

 Bright, V. {H. W. Daveij). 



