Records of Bees. 265 



Nomada mindanaonis, sp. n. 



^ ( = type). — Length 4*5-5 mm. 



Like N. banahaonis, but differing thus : scape shorter and 

 stouter, broadly dull yellow on outer side ; third antenual 

 joint very long, a little longer than fourth, which is also 

 long; flagellum entirely black ; a small light mark above 

 each eye (a faint trace of this can be seen in banahaonis) ; 

 markings of abJomen and legs suffused and dull, venter of 

 abdomen ferruginous. 



? . — Length a little over 5 mm. 



Like A'^. lusca, but smaller, clear bright ferruginous, the 

 abdomen without dusky shades, except a sufltused elongate 

 black mark on each side of first segment ; scape red, flagel- 

 lum very long, black ; third antennal reddish beneath, very 

 long, conspicuously longer than fourth ; b. n. going basad of 

 t.-m. ; area of metathorax rugose basally ; a patch of pure 

 white hair on each side of metathorax. 



Hal). Dapitan, Mindanao {Baker, 3153, 3154). 



The following table separates the above species, and also 

 those described from Borneo and Java. The Sumatran 

 species which doubtless exist are unknown : — 



Females 1 . 



Males 6. 



1. Two submarginal cells ; small clear red species, 



with large round yellow spot on each side of 



second abdominal segment makilinyimsis, Ckll. 



Three submarginal cells 2. 



2. Second abdominal segment marked with 



white ; black species with red thorax 



(Borneo) malaijana, Cam. 



Second abdominal segment not so marked .... 3. 



3. Head and thorax red-brown ; abdomen black 



or black-brown, marked with yellow (Java) . Jnvanica, Friese. 

 If head and thorax red, abdomen also red .... 4. 



4. Black, with scutellum and basal half of first 



abdominal segment yellow hnkeri, Ckll. 



Red 5. 



5. Hind margins of abdominal segments suffused 



with dusky ; flagellum dull red beneath. . . . Imca, Smith. 

 Abdomen clear red; flagellum black mindanaonis, CklL 



6. Tegulse yellow or brownish j'ellow ; insect 



black, witli only the tubercles, tegulse, and [biroi, var.). 



spot.s on abdomen yellow (Java) nigrescens, Friese (as 



TeguUie dark . 7. 



7. Third antennal joint long mindanaonis, Ckll. 



Third antennal joint short banahaonis, Ckll. 



N. iestaceobalteata, Cam., c^, from Borneo, is at once 

 distinguished by the rufous thorax, that of the Philippine 

 and Java males being black. 



