434 Descriptions and Records of Bees. 



Hah. Yallinoup, S.W. Australia, Dec. 23, 1913-Jan. 23, 

 1914 {R. E. Turner ; British Museum). 



Distinctly TJalictus, not Parasjjkecodes ; recognized at 

 once among the large black species by the sculpture and 

 sulcate clypeus. 



Euryglossa ruberrima, Ckll. 



$ . — Mt. Yule, Healesville, Victoria, on Eucalyptus calo- 

 phylla rosea, Feb. 20, 1U15 (/?. Kelly). 



The metathorax varies to entirely black. A characteristic 

 feature of this species is the pair of large reddish-fulvous 

 spots at sides of fifth abdominal segment. 



Euryglossa perpulchra, sp. n. 



(5. — Length about 5 mm. 



Head and thorax black, with thin, rather long, dull white 

 liair ; mandibles white, ferruginous at apex ; labrum pale ; 

 head broad, with very large eyes, which converge above, the 

 inner orbits strongly arched outward ; face depressed ; 

 clypeus shining, finely puTictured ; front dull, except the 

 pronounced median sulcus and a line along orbits, which are 

 shining; scape black, with a yellow spot at end; flagelluni 

 extremely short, subclavate, pale yellow, with the apical half 

 above and nearly as much below dark brown ; mesothoiax 

 polished, wiih a laige square yellow patch in front, and 

 yellow lateral margins above the tegular ; scutellum, axilla?, 

 and stripe on postscutellum (broad in middle) clear canary- 

 yellow ; tubercles and a small mark behind yellow ; legs 

 clear canary-yellow, anterior tibiai short ; tegulai hyaline, 

 with a yellow patch. Wings perfectly cleai-, the large 

 stigma and the nervures almost colourless; first s.m. at least 

 twice as large as second, the latter subquadrate. Abdomen 

 bright canary-yellow above and below, without spots or 

 bands, but with a faint reddish suffusion beyond the middle. 



Hah. Kalamunda, S.W. Australia, Feb. 9-28, 1914 {U.E. 

 Turner; British Museum). 



A remarkable and very beautiful species, most like E.hlanda, 

 Sm., but very different by the thoracic markings &c. 



Euryglossina sulpJiurella^ V2iY. perlutea, var. n. 



Entirely bright canary-yel!ow, the head and thorax above 

 with variable faint reddish suffusion. 



Hah. Kalamunda, S.W. Australia, Feb. 9-28, 1914 (Z?. E. 

 Turner j British Museum). 



