210 Descriptions and Records of Bees. 



covered with felt-like brownish-ochreous tomentum ; area of 

 metathorax rather large, dull, finely rugoso-plicate basally ; 

 truncation below area with ochreous hair. Wings flavescent 

 hyaline, the apex dusky ; stigma large, ferruginous, nervures 

 fuscous ; b. n. falling short of t.-in. ; second s.m. about 

 square, receiving first r. n. at middle; third s.m. broad 

 above. Abdomen very finely punctured, the depressed 

 testaceous apical margins of segments covered with pale 

 ochreous tomentum ; fifth ventral segment emargiuate and 

 with a pair of tubercles. 



Tatkon, Upper Burma, Sept. 6-7, 1914 {Fletcher, 45). 



Nomia perconcinna, sp. n. 



$ . — Length about 8*2, anterior wing 6'5 mm. 

 Black, robust, with the hind margins of the first four 

 abdominal segments having white tegumentary bands, very 

 narrow on first, broadest on fourth ; tegulae ordinary, reddish 

 fuscous ; po^tscutellum unarmed. Head broad, sides of face 

 and front with white hair; mandibles black; clypeus dull, 

 finely rugoso-punctate, slightly depressed in middle ; front 

 dull ; scape long, flagellum bright ferruginous beneath ; 

 mesothorax and scutellum shining, the mesothorax closely 

 and finely punctured, the scutellum polished, with larg 



punctures at sides and middle ; posterior face of metathorax 

 truncate, margined, finely rugulose, with very little hair ; 

 basal area opaque, without evident sculpture ; mesopleura 

 glistening, and with white hair. Legs black, with pale hair, 

 yellowish on inner side of hind tibiaj and tarsi, the tegument 

 of apical part of hind tibise red on inner side. Abdomen 

 glistening, first segment very finely and closely punctured ; 

 apex with short dark fuscous hair, but sides of apical part 

 with glittering silvery hair ; second and third ventral seg- 

 ments stained with red. 



Dehra Dunn, India, May 3, 1909 {I. R., 88 : Fletcher, 26). 



Allied to N. albofasciata, Smith, and JS. argenteobalteata, 

 Cam., differing in pubescence and sculpture of thorax. 



The following table readily separates the above new species 

 of Nomia : — 



Tegulse enlarged, with a broad white posterior 



lobe 1. 



Tegulae ordinary 2. 



1. Mesothorax polished and conspicuously punctate. Jtetcheri, Ckll. 

 Mesothorax dull and hardly punctate opacula, Ckll. 



2. First abdominal segment red 3. 



First abdominal segment black 5. 



