238 Mr. Edward Saunders on 



Epeolus subrufescens, n. sp. 



Caput et thorax nigra, supra pilis adpressis ochraceis, subtus albis, 

 vestita; abdomen laete brunneum, fasciis latis ochraceis ornatum, 

 pedes antennoc-que testacei. 



Head and thorax black, so densely clothed with closely-fitting 

 scale like hairs that the surface can hardly be seen, the clothing of 

 the upper surface of the thorax and the vertex of the head is 

 ochreous, that of the face and under-side of the thorax and of the 

 post-scutellum and the propodeum white, abdomen testaceous -brown, 

 basal segment clothed with pale ochreous hairs except a central 

 band of bright chocolate-brown hairs which does not reach the 

 margin on either side, 2nd segment clothed at the base with bright 

 chocolate hairs, at the apes with a wide band of ochreous hairs which 

 is considerably and suddenly widened at the sides, 3rd 4th and 

 5th almost entirely covered with ochreous hairs, antenrnx! and legs 

 testaceous, wings clouded at the apex, nervures testaceous. Labrum 

 largely punctured, its anterior margin entire or slightly sinuate* 

 two very small tubercles are situated at about a third of the length 

 of the ;labrum from its apex. Antennte with the 2nd joint of the 

 flagellum longer than the third, the remainder subquadrate, scutel- 

 lum with the lateral teeth long, its central lobe emarginate with 

 a well-marked angular tooth on each side, the sculpture is 

 everywhere hidden by the closeness of the pubescence. 



Long. 7 mm. 



A species closely allied to aureooestitus, Dours, but 

 differing so widely in colour, and in the entire bands of 

 the abdomen that I think there is no doubt of its being 

 distinct. 



$ 1. Biskra, 24, iv, 97. "Eyes in life brownish-agate-grey 

 with deep-seated dark fenestrations." (A. E. E.) 



Xylocopa violacea, L. 



$ $. Algiers, 24, ii and 13, iv, 93. {A, E. E) 



%. Medea, 26, vi, 93. {A. E. E.) 



Dr. Longstaff took it at flowers of Prunns, 11, iii, 05; 

 at flowers of a shrubby yellow Cineraria, at Hammam 

 Meskroutine ; at Asphodel flowers at Hamman Rhirha, 

 21, iii, 05. 



Xylocopa cyanescens, BruUe. 



^. Med(5a, on Eryngium triquetrum, 29, vi, 93. {A. E. E.) 

 $. Constantine, 9, x, 93. (A. E. E.) 

 $. Tizi Ouzou, 15, vi, 93. {A. E. E.) 

 $. Bone, 23, iv, 96. {A. E. E.) 



