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hind margins of segments whitish hyaline; whole surface of 

 dorsal segments rather thinly coveied with appressed pale 

 hair, not forming bands ; apex with a patcii of black hair; 

 apical plate very long and narrow. 



Hah. Kotal Malul, S. Persia, Feb. 1906 {Frank Benton). 



A iyi^\Q.-A\ Micranthophora, looking just like the Californian 

 A. anstrutkeri, Ckll., though differing in the face-n)arkings 

 and many other details. It is also related to the Indian 

 A. Candida, Sm., but the pubescence of the abdomen in that 

 species is much more dense, the face-markings are different, 

 and the flagellum is red beneath. 



A?itIiophora cincta (Fabricius). 

 Axin), Gold Coast, Africa ((7. R. Meiigel). 



Anthophora antimena, Saussure. 

 Mahanoro, Madagascar, May 5, 1895 {W. L. Abbutt). 



Anthophora acraensis (Fabricius). 

 Luebo, Congo (/>. W. Snyder). 



Anthophora Jla vicollis, Gerstaecker. 

 Axim, Gold Coast, Africa (C R. Mendel), 



Anthophora leucorhina, sp.. n. 



^ (type). — Length about 15 mm. 



Black, including flagellum and legs, except the reddish 

 apical joint of tarsi ; face-marks creamy white, including 

 clypeus, labrum (except large black spot at each basal corner, 

 and black apical margin), elongate spot on base of mandibles, 

 narrow stripe along each anterior orbit (beginning at about 

 level of antenna?, but not reaching lower corner of face), and 

 anterior surface of scape ; clypeus prominent, convex ; thiid 

 antennal joint about as long as next three combined ; face 

 and cheeks with long pure white hair, occiput with yellowish, 

 vertex and front wilh black hair, but some white on each 

 side of antennae, and some long black liairs at sides of face ; 

 malar space well developed ; thorax with abundant long- 

 hair, pale greyish-yellow above and on upper part of sides. 



