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Mr. Edward Saunders on 



$ 1. Biskra, river-bed, on Moricandia arvcnsis, 11, ii, 94. 



(A. E. K) 

 $ I. „ on Moricandia fuscata, 10, iii, 94. (^. ^. ^^.) 



Andrena beta. 



A slightly larger species than the preceding, face including the 

 clypeus densely chjthed with pale ochreous hairs, from what is 

 visible of the clypeus between the hairs it appears to be very largely 

 and closely punctured. Antenna? pale testaceous beneath, 2nd joint 

 of the flagellum unusually short, the 3rd joint very wide and trans- 

 verse which makes it look like a continuation of the 2nd, as it is 

 quite as wide or possibly wider than that joint, 4th and following 



joints nearly quadrate, the apical joints rather longer. Vertex 

 clothed with pale hairs, thorax clothed with pale hairs. Mesono- 

 tum finely rngulose and slightly shining with a large scattered 

 puncturation, propodeal area rugulose especially near its base ; 

 abdomen rather shining, finely rugulose, impressions narrow and 

 deep, nearly smooth and much discoloured, sides of the segments 

 with inconspicuous bands of whitish hairs ; tarsi of all the legs 

 pale. 



$ 1. Biskra, on Bcseda, 12, ii, 97. {A. E. E.) 

 Andrena, gamma. 



Another species with testaceous tarsi although these are darker 

 than in either of the preceding. In size it is distinctly smaller. 



The face is clothed with pale hairs, the clypeus is finely rugulose, 

 punctured and somewhat shining, the antenna? have the 3rd and 4th 



