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Bees belonging to the genus Nomia of Latreille. 61 
slightly fulvous towards their apex beneath. Thorax: 
the wings sub-hyaline, slightly clouded at their apical 
margins; the pubescence on the posterior legs very bright 
and glittering. The apical margins of the second, third 
and fourth segments of the abdomen with narrow, white-. 
pubescent fasciz, frequently more or less interrupted; at 
the extreme apex it is fusco-ferruginous. 
Hab.— Australia. 
Nomia generosa is probably the male of this species. 
*17. Nomia generosa. 
Male.—Length 4} lines. Black: closely and finely 
punctured ; the tibiz and tarsi bright ferruginous. Head: 
the front and cheeks with cinereous pubescence; antennze 
as long as the head and thorax. ‘Thorax: the pubescence 
on the thorax and legs cinereous; wings hyaline at their 
base, their apical half slightly fuscous, the nervures and 
tegulz ferruginous ; the scutellum bituberculate : the post- 
scutellum with white pubescence ; the posterior femora and 
tibize not enlarged. Abdomen: the apical margins of the 
second and following segments with narrow, white-pubes- 
cent fasciz ; beneath rufo-piceous. 
Hab.—Moreton Bay. 
*18. Nomia gracilipes. 
Female.—Length 33 lines. Head and thorax black ; 
abdomen blue, with the apex ferruginous. Head: the 
front and the cheeks with griseous pubescence ; the flagel- 
lum of the antenne bright fulvous beneath. Thorax: the 
sides, beneath, and the legs, with griseous pubescence ; 
the meso-thorax with two ovate spots of white pubescence 
posteriorly at the margin of the scutellum; the post-scu- 
tellum with white pubescence; wings hyaline, with their 
apical margins slightly fuscous. Abdomen: a little white 
pubescence on the apical margins of the first, second and 
third segments laterally. 
Male.—As long as the female, and similarly coloured ; 
the apex of the clypeus pale testaceous ; antennez as long 
as the head and thorax; the flagellum bright fulvous 
beneath ; the thorax as in the female; in fine examples, 
the white spots of pubescence frequently obliterated : the 
posterior legs simple, or very slightly swollen. Abdomen 
oblong, with white spots, as in the female. 
Hab.— Adelaide. 
