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A word may be added concerning the Philippine species of Cera- 

 tinidia. As described, they can be separated as follows: 



Larger, length 9 to 11 mm., clypeus marked with yellow, scape with yellow only in 



male (Philippines, see Ashmead) hieroglyphica Smith. 



Smaller, length 7 mm. or less 1. 



1. Clypeus, and scape in front yellow; "female" (?male) compacta Smith. 



Clypeus only marked with yellow 2. 



2. Scape of female nearly all yellow; lateral face-marks of female not divided into sepa- 



rate marks (Manila) -philippinensis Ashmead. 



Scape of female black; lateral face-marks divided tropica Crawford. 



The exact locality of comjjacta is unknown. I think it probable 

 that it came from one of the southern islands, as the greater develop- 

 ment of yellow is characteristic of the more southern species of Oera- 

 tinidia. There may perhaps be some doubt about the reputed sexes 

 of the types of comjmda and ijihiliypinensis. Some years ago I hastily 

 examined the ty|3e of i)hilii)pinensis and sketched the face-marks, 

 which are essentially as in hieroglyphica. The vertical mark on the 

 clypeus is strongly notched above. The difference in the lateral 

 face-marks of tropica and philippinensis, as given in the table is 

 probably due to individual variation; at least, hieroglyphica varies in 

 this manner. It is probable that C. hieroglyphica does not really 

 occur in the Philippines, being represented there by the smaller forms 

 (extremely closely allied to it) called philippinensis and tropica. 



Since writing the above, I have received from ]\Ir. S. A. Rohwer 

 particulars concerning C. tropica and philippinensis, each of which is 

 represented by both sexes in the National Museum. The two forms 

 are separable as follows: 



Female. 



Mesothorax with two pale lines; tibiae yellow, black beneath; abdominal markings 

 heavy, broader; clypeus with a large light reversed T; lateral face-marks not divided; 

 scape partly light philippinensis Ashmead. 



Mesothorax unmarked; tibiae nearly entirely black; abdominal markings much nar- 

 rower; clypeus with only a transverse subapical light bar; lateral face marks each 

 divided into two spots; scape dark tropica Crawford. 



Males. 



Pale spot on scutellum quadrate; tibiae yellow except a black spot beneath; clypeus 

 yellow; lateral face-marks broader; scape partly light philippinensis Ashmead. 



Pale spot on scutellum triangular; tibiae black except a pale line above; clypeus dark, 

 with a very broad light bar, which has a median lobe or process above; lateral face- 

 marks narrower; scape dark tropica Crawford. 



APIS INDICA JAPONICA Radoszkowski. 



Worlcer. — Darker than typical indica; bases of abdominal segments 

 3 to 5 with conspicuous narrow whitish hair-bands. 



Form a. Scutellum dark; abdomen without fulvous. Sapporo 

 Agricultural College, Japan, December, 1896 (M. Matsumura). Two 

 examples. 



