Records of Bees. 263 



Nomada hakeri, sp. u. 



? . — Length nearly 6 mm. 



Slender, with clavate abdomen, narrowed basally ; black, 

 with the labrura, mandibles (except apices, Avhich are 

 sim[)le), narrow band along posterior orbits, entire face 

 below antennsp, narrow baud along anterior orbits to top of 

 eye (ending broadly above eye), upper border of ])rotliorax, 

 tubercles, pleura (but densely covered with silky white hair), 

 scutellum (which is bigibbous, with strong irregular ])unc- 

 tures), two small obscure spots on disc of first abdominal 

 segment, a little more than basal half of second segment, 

 basal corners of third and fourth segments and broadly 

 interrupted band on fourth, fifth segment (except a spot at 

 extreme base, and a large black patch on each side), all 

 yellow, reddened by cyanide in type-specimen ; labrum and 

 face with pale ochreous hair; antenuje long, second joint 

 conspicuous, third joint elongate, a little longer than fourth, 

 scape ferruginous in front, Hagellura black ; mcsothorax 

 dull, densely punctured ; area of metathorax large, less than 

 the basal half rugose with irregular wrinkles; sides of 

 metathorax very densely covered with pale ochieous-tinted. 

 hair ; tegulse clear ferruginous. Wings strongly dusky at 

 apex, stigma and nervures piceous ; b. n. going a little basad 

 of t.-m.; second s.m. receiving first r. n. about middle; 

 third s.m. less than half as broad above as second. Abdomen 

 smooth and shining, not punctured. Legs red and black, 

 hind legs black with knees and apex of tibiae red. 



Hah. Mt. Makiling, Luzon {Baker, 3156). 



Resembles N. adusta, Smith, which I have from the 

 Khasia Hills, India (Sladen). 



Nomada lusca, Smith. 

 ? . — Los Baiios, Luzon (Bake?; 3160). 



Nomada makiling ensis, s]3, n. 



5 . — Length nearly 5 mm. 



Slender, the abdomen broad-fusiform, narrowed basally ; 

 bright clear ferruginous, flagellum strongly dusky above, 

 first abdominal segment with a pair of large sufl'used 

 blackened patches; mandibles simple; face, pleura, and 

 sides of metathorax with thin clear white hair ; antennye 

 long and slender, third joint about as long as fourth; mcso- 

 thorax denselv punctured, but shining between the punctures j 



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