204 Mr. F. Smith's descriptions 
each side of tlic scutellum is a short tooth which is curved 
downwards. The face densely clothed Avith short bright 
fulvous pubescence ; the wings dark fuscous, with their 
base hyaline. The apical margins of the segments of the 
abdomen are very narrowly fringed ■with white pubescence. , 
Hah. — Hakodadi, N. China. , r;^ j^A^-A^ 
Genus Stelis, Panz. 
1. Stelis ahdominalis, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iv. 7, $ . 
Hob. — Hakodadi, Celebes, Java, Batchian. 
Genus Crocisa. ^ 
1. Nomada histrio, Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii. 345. Crocisa 
histrio, Latr. Gen. Crust, ct Ins. iv. 172. 
Hab. — India, Algeria, Japan (Hiogo), Europe. 
(Div. SCOPULIPEDES.) 
Genus EucERA, Scop. | 
~-^ 1. Eucera sociuhilis. ^ 
Female. Length 6 lines. Black : the thorax and base 
of the abdomen with long pale fulvous pubescence, that on 
the face is nearly white ; the wings hyaline, with a faint 
cloud at their apical margins, the ncrvures fusco-ferru- 
ginous, the tegulfe testaceous ; the tibia3 and tarsi have a 
fulvous pubescence ; the basal joint of the intermediate 
and posterior pairs have ferruginous pubescence within ; 
the spines at the apex of the tibije are pale testaceous ; 
the tarsi ferruginous. Abdomen : the second, third and 
fovni:h segments have a broad fascia of fine white pubes- 
cence on their apical margins, the two first usually Avidely 
intciTupted ; the fascia on the fifth segment is fulvous. 
Male 4 lines. The antennae as long as the insect ; the 
pubescence on the head and thorax paler than in the 
female, the tarsi ferruginous ; abdomen Avithout fascife, 
with the margins of the segments testaceous ; the clypeus 
yellow. _ _ 
Hab. — Hiogo, K. China, Siberia. v ^ ^ «' 
t^v / Genus Anthophora, Latr. 
1. Apis nidulans, Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii. 330, and Ccntris 
nidulans, Syst. Piez. 357. 
Anthophora nidulans, St. Farg. Ilym. ii. 27. 
This species has a very wide geographical range, and, 
although not yet found in this country, is common in 
