Capt. P. P. King's South American Hymenoptera. 319 



Long. Corp. 3:| lin. Alar. 5^ lin. 



Fem. Niger. Antenme vix corporis longitudine, graciles, filiformes, totse 

 nigrse. MandibuUv flavescentes, apice castanese. Luhriim et palpi flaves- 

 centes. Thorax inimaculatus. Pedes rufi ; coxae anteriores flavte, posticae 

 nigra; ; trochanteres flavi, postici basi nigri. Tarsi postici fusci. Alw 

 hyalina;, nervis fuscis, stigmate liiteo, radice et squamulis stramineis. 

 Areola petiolata. Alarum posticarum areola brachialis posterior apice 

 recto terminata. Abdomen fulvura, segmento primo nigro, secundo nigro, 

 angulis apicis fulvis ; sequentia fulva, basi media fusca, ultima immacu- 

 lata. Aculeus subexsertus. 



Mas difFert. Coxee omnes nigroe. Tibife posticce basi et apice nigricantes. 

 Abdomen dorso nigrum, magis compressum quam in femina. 

 Port Famine. 

 This species also presents nothing peculiar in its character ; and though I 



cannot identify it with any described European species, yet it is such as would 



scarcely call for a remark by its occurrence in our own country. 



9. Ophion luteus. Linn. 

 This specimen, taken at Port Famine, does not differ conspicuously either 

 in size or other particulars from indigenous examples. 



*10. EvANiA L.s;viGATA. Lotr. 



*11. Chrysis ccerulans. Fabr. 



*12. Xylocopa Morio. Fabr. 

 Xylocopa Teredo. Guilding. 



Rio de Janeiro. 

 Port St. Elena. 



St. Paul's, Brazil. 



*13. MeGACHILE SITSURRANS, U. S. 



Capite thoraceque fulvo-hirtis ; abdominis cingulis albidis ; squamulis et pedibus 

 ferrugineis ; femoribus tibiisque anticis et metatarsis latere exteriori nigri- 

 cantibus. Fem. 



Long. corp. 4^ lin. Alar. 9 lin. 



