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In Friese’s table this runs to the vicinity of A. tesselatum 
and A. dalmaticum, but is not related to these species. 
Deesa, India; 2 g and 5 @ collected by Col. C.G. Nurse. 
The type of var. optimum is in the U.S. National Museum. 
Melitta cameroni (Cockerell). 
Andrena caroli, Cam. (preoccupied), was altered to 
cameroni. Ool. Nurse has kindly given me a pair from 
Simla, Aug. 1898, at the same time pointing out that the 
species belongs to Melitta. It is remarkable for the sub- 
triangular shape of the third submarginal cell, which is much 
contracted above, with the oblique outer side nearly straight. 
Nomia taprobane (Cameron). 
Halictus taprobane, Cam., from Ceylon, is a Nomia, as 
shown by the type in the Rothney collection. 
Nomia garrulus (Cameron). 
Halictus garrulus, Cam., from India, is a Nomia; I saw 
the type in the Rothney collection. 
The following table separates three male Noma described 
by Cameron as /Zalictus (all have the tegulee testaceous or 
reddish and the mesothorax dull) :— 
Larger; abdomen claviform ; hind basitarsi yel- 
Weal WiANEL Gp thevatcleusr ee 0 diel mela aleleiy) «ca'e.9* pulchriventris (Cam.). 
Smaller ; postscutellum covered with white to- 
mentum. 
Face broad; hind tibize pale red; bind tarsi 
OBYAD A Sry CULO iat. celal oa.) dy seiaee se garrulus (Cam.). 
Smaller; hind tibiz dark fuscous, paleat end. taprobane (Cam.). 
Sphecodes dissimulandus (Cameron). 
Hlalictus dissimulandus, Cameron, from India. ‘Type in 
Rothney collection. 
Male, with abdomen dark red ; second s.m. very narrow ; 
flagellum thick, moniliform. 
Sphecodes invidus (Cameron). 
Halictus invidus, Cam., from India. Type in Rothney 
collection. 
Male, with abdomen red at end of first and whole of second 
