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BOMBUS SPECIOSUS Smith. 



Seven from Japan (Mitsukuri). This greatly resembles the 

 Chinese B. trifasciatus Smith, but is clearly distinct. 



BOMBUS BICOLORATUS Smith. 



Horisha, Formosa (T. Fukai). 



BOMBUS BIZONATUS Smith. 



One female; Tagdumbash, Pamir, 13,000 feet, June 9, 1894 

 (W. L. Abbott). In Schmeideknecht's tables this runs nearest to 

 nivalis, but is not of that group. It looks much like hraccatus Friese, 

 but differs in the antennae, mandibles, etc. It is very close to 

 B. hortorum, but distinct. 



The following characters may be noted: Mandibles strongly 

 notched near inner apical corner; third antennal joint about as long 

 as 4 + 5; third s. m. much longer than in liortorum; apical segments 

 of abdomen whitish-red, black abdominal band narrow, thoracic band 

 much narrower than in liortorum. 



CHELYNIA ELEGANS Cresson. 



Two from Flagstaff, Arizona, at flowers of Iris, June 11, 1909 

 (F. C. Pratt). 



HABROPODA PEKINENSIS, new species. 



Male. — Closely related to //. zonatula Smith; on comparison with 

 a zonatula from Smith's collection (Nicopolis, May, 1836) the follow- 

 ing differences are found: A little less robust; abdomen narrower, 

 less triangular, more as in Antlioyhora; pubescence paler, not so red; 

 flagellum longer and more slender, fourth antennal joint much longer; 

 first r. n. not quite reaching apex of second s. m.; black on clypeus 

 reduced, the middle broadly yellow to top, the large black markings 

 variable, but constricted in middle; pygidial plate much broader; 

 anterior femora strongly keeled beneath at base; hind tarsi red. 

 The anterior coxse have the characteristic long backwardly-directed 

 spines, and the hind basitarsi the great flattened lamina. The male 

 is the type. 



Female. — About 16 mm. long, with the same ochreous hair covering 

 thorax, the same black abdomen with light hair-bands; face, man- 

 dibles, and antennae entirely dark; fifth abdominal segment with the 

 hair clear fox-red in middle, cream-colored at sides; scopa of hind 

 legs light golden-ferruginous; eyes pale green, stained with red. 



Habitat. — Pekin, China, 1901 (M. L. Robb). Four males; April 

 19 (2), April 20, April 21. Twenty-three females; April 19 (12), 

 April 20 (5), April 21 (5), April 22 (1). 



Type.— Cat. No. 13426, U.S.N.M. 



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