New gouera aud speeies of hyiiieiioptera fiom Iiidia. 15 



tbe [)etiole is ilistinctly uarroweJ ; aud is clearely scparatctl 

 from the dilated apical part, vvhich is distinctiy longer than 

 it; its top is rounrled, not flattened as in the typical speeit-s. 

 The 2!"l segment is closely and distinctiy pnnetnred, except 

 on the apex. The other segments are sniooth at the base, 

 closely punctnred on the apex; the apex of the 3id is smooth, 

 and is distinctiy cnrled u\), 



Apîdae. 



1. Mcgachile taprobaiiae, sp. nov. Q. 



Black ; the head, median segment and the abdomen with 

 transverse l)ands of white piibescence ou ail the segments; 

 the pollen brnsh dark fnlvons at the base, black at the apex; 

 wings fnscous-hyaliiie, with a slight violaceous tinge; the 

 stignia and nervnres black. — Long: 12 min. 



Hab. Ceylon (Col. Yerbury). 



Antennae black, almost bare. Front and vertex closely 

 punctnred except on the sides of Ihe hinder aud in front of 

 the anterior ocelli, whtre the vertex is îrmooth and sliining. 

 Face coarsely, but not very closely, pnnetnred and distinctiy 

 separatcd from the cl}pcns, which is very thickly coveied 

 with loug silvery pnbescence, which is longer aud fulvous in 

 coloiir at the apex. Mandibles smooth aud shiuing, except 

 at the base wheie tliere is a closely punctured opaque 

 trianguhir dépression; the apex in the middle projects as a 

 large, bluntly triangulär tooth ; their lovver side is fringfd with 

 long golden liair. The hair on the front and vertex is dark 

 fulvous, inixed with grey. Mesonotum ou the basai half 

 coarsely, transversely, irregularly punctured andstriated; the 

 apical half is more closely rugosely punctured; the sides are 

 more coarsely rngose than the centre. Scutellum more closely 

 rugose than the mesonotum. The basai area of the median 

 segment is almost smooth. The hair ou the pronotum is long 

 aud soot-coloured; ou the mesonotum it is sparse, short aud 

 black ; on the sides of the median segment long dense aud 

 white; on the pleurae longish, dense aud soot-coloured. The 

 pubescence ou the legs is long, dense aud dark soot-coloured. 

 Wings fuscous-hyaline, with a slij^lit, but distinct violaceous 

 tiuge. Abdomen shiuing, smooth; the basai iive segments 

 are uarrowly fringed with white pubescence on the apex; 

 the last segment is thickly covered with long sootly-black 

 hair. AU the abdominal segments are uarrowly fringed afc 

 the apex with white pubescence; the scopa is fulvous ou the 

 basai segments; ou the apical two black. 



In iyiv(jliavi\ arrangement (Hymen, of India I p. 472) 

 this species wonld form a new group iu Section F.: Pollen- 

 brush fulvous at the base, black at the apex. 



