118 Descriptions and Records of Bees. 
end of marginal cell. Legs red, but hind tarsi black, the 
basitarsus very broad. 
Saigon, Cochin China (from Le Moult). Received from 
Queensland Museum. 
This is probably a subspecies of Bingham’s M. amputata, 
having the clypeus with a median smooth band, slightly de- 
pressed, and the mandibles with a subapical fossa. The 
original M. amputata, Smith, from Sarawak, though similar 
in appearance, was described as having the clypeus keeled, 
and is related to J/. harrisoni, Ckll., from Sumatra, and 
M. ferruginea, Friese, from Siam. M. fulvofasciata, Rads., 
from Sikkim, which Bingham placed as a doubtful synonym 
of amputata, is only 10 mm. long, with whitish scopa. 
Nomada penanyensis, sp. n. 
2? .—Length about 4 mm. 
Ferruginous, with the front (except a broad red band cn 
each side) and ocellar region black. Abdomen highly 
polished, without yellow spots, the first two segments 
broadly dusky apically, the third and fourth darkened all 
over, but the apex light red ; face and pleura with thin pure 
white hair; mandibles simple; scape testaceous in front ; 
flagellum dark ; second antennal joint about half as long as 
third, third about as Jong as fourth ; mesothorax densely 
punctured, clear red all over ; tegule ferruginous. Wings 
hyaline with dusky apex, nervures and stigma dark ; b. n. 
going a little basad of t.-m.; second t.-c. lacking on right 
side of type, but the opposite wing has three submarginal 
cells. The antenne are quite long, reaching the metathorax. 
Island of Penang (Baker, 9968). 
Resembles some of the Philippine species, but separated 
by the small size, combined with dark front and entirely red 
mesothorax. It is especially close to N. attrita, Ckll., from 
Mindanao, and were not the localities so far apart it might 
be thought a mere variety. 
Parasphecodes infrahirtus, sp. n. 
¢ (type).— Length about 7-5 mm. 
Entirely black, except that the apical half of clypeus 
(angularly produced in middle above) is cream-colour, the 
mandibles are fairly red at apex, and the tarsi are dusky 
ferruginous apically. Head broader than long; face and 
clypeus roughened, not polished; antenne long, the fia- 
gellum submoniliform; head and thorax with thin long 
