Gejius Xylocopa. 279 



69. Xylocojpa diversipes. 



Xylocopa cUversipes, Smith, Joum. Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 vi. 61, $. 



Black ; the head, thorax, base of the abdomen, and the 

 anterior and intermediate legs, clothed with fulvous pubes- 

 cence ; on the intermediate tarsi it is very long and rufo- 

 fulvous ; the abdomen fringed with black pubescence, 

 that on the apical segment being ferruginous ; the cljpeus, 

 the scape in front, and flagellum beneath, yellow ; the 

 wings Bubhyaline, the iridescence violet and pvu'ple, the 

 nervures ferruginous. Length twelve lines. 



Hah. — Celebes. 



*<'0. Xylocopa nigro-ccBrulea. 



Female. — The head, thorax, and legs, black ; the abdo- 

 men obscure blue-black; the flagellum of the antennas 

 beneath, except the first and second joints, testaceoixs 

 The head strongly punctured ; the thorax punctured and 

 rounded behind ; clothed anteriorly, at the sides and 

 beneath, with black pubescence ; the claw-joint of the 

 tarsi rufo-piceous ; wings brown, not dark, with bright 

 coppery iridescence. Abdomen evenly and rather finely 

 punctured; flinged towards the apex at the sides with 

 black pubescence. Length ten lines. 



Hab. — Celebes; Tondano. 



71. Xylocopa iiohilis. 



Xylocopa nohilis, Smith, Journ. Proc. Linn. Soc. Zool. 

 iv. 8, $. 



Black ; the anterior and posterior margin of the thorax 

 narrowly edged Avith bright yellow pubescence ; the basal 

 segment of the abdomen covered with the same ; the three 

 apical segments clothed with ferruginous pubescence, the 

 second and third margined ^^Ai\\ the same ; wings dark 

 broAvn-black, with a bright effulgence of green and copiser 

 towards the base and of purple beyond the enclosed cells. 

 Length eleven and a half lines. 



Hab. — Celebes. 



72. Xylocopa coronata. 

 Xylocopa coronata. Smith, Journ. Proc. Linn. Soc. 



ZooL V. 135, $. 

 Black, and clothed with black pubescence ; the disk of 

 the thorax and the abdomen above smooth and shining ; 



