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with the same; the pubescence on the legs of a glittering 
silvery whiteness, dense on the posterior tibiz ; the apical 
joints of the tarsi rufo-testaceous; the wings hyaline. 
Abdomen: the margins of the segments with silvery-white 
pubescent fasciz. 
Male.—Strongly resembles the female in general ap- 
pearance; black, with the legs rufo-piceous, varying 
greatly in depth of colour in different specimens, occa- 
_ sionally pale rufo-testaceous. Head: the face with white 
pubescence, or sometimes yellowish-white; the flagellum 
of the antennez ferruginous beneath. Thorax above 
covered with a fine yellowish-white tomentum, usually 
more or less abraded on the disk; the post-scutellum 
covered with the same; the scutellum naked and punc- 
tured ; wings hyaline, faintly clouded at their apex; the 
tegule very large, of a reddish-yellow; all the tarsi 
whitish; the posterior femora incrassate, greatly swollen 
exteriorly towards their apex; the tibize curved, rufo- 
testaceous towards their base, from thence white to their 
apex, which is flattened, and greatly produced, the tarsi 
appearing to be inserted midway into the exterior margin 
of the tibie. Abdomen strongly punctured, the base 
pubescent; the apical margins of the seements impunctate 
and covered with a very short yellowish-white pubescence. 
This species has been received from several localities in 
India. In the Museum are specimens from the Himalayas ; 
only males were known until Mr. Rothney forwarded the 
SEXES. 
Hab.—Nischiudipore. 
*Nomia aurifrons. 
Female.—Length 4 lines. Black: the antennz beneath 
and the legs ferruginous; the tibize and tarsi palest; the 
femora and coxze frequently rufo-piceous; the pubescence 
principally golden-yellow. The face and cheeks with 
golden pubescence, that on the cheeks palest. The meso- 
thorax with a short, fine, fulvous pubescenee; the post- 
scutellum and prothorax covered with pale yellow tomen- 
tum, the rest of the thorax and the legs with a pale 
glittermg golden pubescence ; wings fulvo-hyaline, faintly 
clouded at their apex; the nervures pale ferruginous. 
Abdomen, in some examples, slightly ferruginous at the 
base; the first segment has a fine, golden, short, downy 
pubescence at the base, and this and the following seg- 
