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T. brevipennis appears to indicate tliat he did not count the 

 basal joint. 1 place those insects in Ashmead's genus 

 Tetraluniella (tj'pe T. graja, Eversm.), although they do not 

 wholly agree in the veuation. If we allow a moderate 

 latitude in our definition of Tetraloniella, it cannot very 

 well be separated from the American genus Xenoglossodes. 

 The genus Xenoglossodes was described by Ashmead (1899) 

 in the same paper as Tetraloniella, but on a later page^ so 

 Tetralonielln must be givcTi priority. Before sinking Xeno- 

 glossodes, however, it will be necessary to carefully compare 

 T. graja, a species 1 do not possess, 



1 have regarded Melissodes and its immediate allies in 

 America as of southern or neotropical derivation. It is now 

 evident that Xenoglossodes represents a northern or holarctic 

 type, from which Melissodes and Xenoglossa have been 

 derived in America. 



Ceratina (^Ceratinidia) ebvrneopicta, sp. n. 



? . — Length Q^-7 mm. 



Like C. moratvitzii, Sickm., but all the markings ivory 

 colour instead of bright yellow; wings clear hyaline. Dis- 

 tinguished at once from C. hieroglyphica, Sm., by the small 

 size and the very densely punctured sides of mesothorax in 

 front. 



Hab. N.W. India {Combei-), British Museum. Type 

 from Salsette ; another from Khandala. 



Perhaps only a local race of C. morawitzii. 



Ceratina sexmaculata, var. purpurascens, var. nov. 



(^ . — Deep blue-green, the head, thorax, and abdomen 

 strongly clouded or suffused with purple, especially the 

 front, vertex, and mesothorax. Seen without a lens, the 

 insect appears deep purple-blue, and looks just like Chrysis 

 cessata, Buyss., except that the colour is hardly so bright as 

 in the Chrysis. 



Hab Takao, Formosa, Sept. 20 and 29, 1907 (Saute)'). 

 Berlin Museum. 



Ceratina binghami, Ckll. 

 Nasik, N.W. India {Comber). British Museum. 



Ceratina coniberi, sp. n. 



? . — Length a little over 6 mm. 

 Like C. binghami, but smaller, golden green, strongly 



