Bees belonging to the genus Nomia of Latreille. 57 
the wings rufo-testaceous; the abdomen smooth, shining, 
and very delicately punctured ; slightly pubescent at the 
base. 
Hab.—Birmah. 
This species would in all probability have a thin pubes- 
cence both on the thorax and abdomen if in the finest 
condition. The unique example was collected in spirit. 
8. Nomia carinata. 
Female.—Length 31 lines. Black: the head and 
thorax closely punctured, the head most finely so; the 
clypeus with a central longitudinal carina; its lateral 
margins being also slightly raised. The flagellum fulvous 
beneath; the pubescence on the face and cheeks cinereous. 
Thorax: the post-scutellum with pale tomentum; the pu- 
bescence on the sides, beneath, and on the legs, cinereous ; 
the femora, tibize and tarsi ferruginous ; the anterior and 
intermediate tibize and tarsi, and also the posterior tarsi, 
rufo-piceous above; the wings hyaline, the nervures dark 
fusco-ferruginous, the outer margin of the tegule pale 
testaceous. Abdomen: the apical margin of all the 
segments white, with tints of green in certain lights ; 
beneath, the margins of the segments fringed with pale- 
fulvous pubescence. 
Hab.—Ceylon. 
*9. Nomia albofasciata. 
Female.—Length 44 lines. Black: the abdomen with 
a white fascia on the apical margin of the first and three 
following segments. Head: the front and cheeks with 
cinereous pubescence ; the thorax densely clothed above 
with short, ochraceous pubescence, that on the legs is of 
a silvery whiteness, except that on the tarsi beneath, which 
is bright fulvous; the flagellum, except the first joint, 
fulvous beneath; wings hyaline, the nervures fuscous, the 
tegule pale rufo-testaceous. Abdomen very finely and 
closely punctured at the base; the two apical segments 
with short rufo-fulvous pubescence. 
Hab.—Java. 
*10. Nomia fuscipennis. 
Female.—Length 5 lines. Black: head closely and 
finely punctured, opaque ; abdomen shining, the base with 
a few distant fine punctures, the other portion finely and 
