Becords of Bees, 535 



punctures of nupta are larger and not so dense. In the 

 same locality, on the same day, Mr. Hite took M. cleomis, 

 Ckll., ? . 



Meyachile abluta subrixator, subsp. n. 



$ . — Length 9 mm. 



Agrees with the smaller form of M. rixator, Ckll., except 

 that the clypeus has very large strong punctures, distinctly 

 separated near the middle, and, while the median line is 

 smooth, there is no keel. The end of the abdomen also 

 differs, in that the last dorsal segment in lateral profile 

 shows no evident erect hair and the last ventral segment 

 has the hair entirely black. Ventral scopa very bright 

 ferruginous, but white at base and black at apex ; antennae 

 black ; hair of head above reddish fuscous, of thorax above 

 brownish ochraceous ; conspicuous pale sutural bands in 

 front and behind scutellum. Easily known from M. abluta, 

 CklL, by the much larger and less dense punctures of clypeus 

 and the bright red ventral scopa. 



Hab. Iligan, Mindanao, Philippine Is. (Baker, 314-8 = 

 type) ; Dapitan, Mindanao {Bake)', 3142). 



Males from Dapitan do not materially difler from 

 M. abluta. The whole face is densely covered with pale 

 golden hair. Ji. abluta and M. rixator were described from 

 I'ormosa. Another small Philippine species (Luzon and 

 Mindanao: Baker), named in manuscript by Friese, is very 

 close to the Formosan M. tranquilla, Ckll. 



Megachile bishoppi, sp. n. (toivnsendiana, subsp. ?). 



^ . — Length about 10*5 mm. 



Hair of head and thorax above pale yellowish ; anterior 

 coxse spined ; anterior tarsi simple. A species of the group 

 of M. parallela, Sm., close to M. toionsendiana, Ckll. (having 

 keel of sixth abdominal segment curved downward), from 

 which it differs thus : hair of face creamy (instead of pure 

 white) ; thorax above very hairy, with only a very indistinct 

 band in scutello-mesothoracic suture ; keel of sixth abdo- 

 minal segment smaller, less deeply emarginate, with the 

 lobes on each side of the emargination much smaller. 



Hab. Paris, Texas, May 24, 1904, two males {F. C. Bishop])). 

 U.S. National Museum. 



Megachile mendica cuquilletti, subsp. n. 



^ . — Length a little over 11 mm. 



Pubescence pale greenish ochraceous ; small joints of 

 anterior tarsi light ferruginous ; hair fringing anterior tarsi 



