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  Mr. 
  T. 
  D. 
  A. 
  Cockerell 
  — 
  Descriptions 
  and 
  

  

  sixth 
  segment 
  broadly 
  rounded, 
  strongly 
  notched 
  in 
  the 
  

   Kanshirei 
  specimen, 
  slightly 
  in 
  the 
  other, 
  not 
  at 
  all 
  dentate 
  ; 
  

   no 
  subapical 
  ventral 
  teeth. 
  The 
  male 
  of 
  M. 
  rufovittata 
  has 
  

   a 
  rather 
  close 
  superficial 
  resemblance 
  to 
  M. 
  rotundipennis, 
  

   W. 
  F. 
  Kirby, 
  from 
  Christmas 
  Island. 
  

  

  Megachile 
  igniscopata, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  $ 
  . 
  — 
  Length 
  13 
  mm. 
  

  

  Closely 
  resembling 
  the 
  Australian 
  M. 
  pictiventris, 
  Smith, 
  

   but 
  with 
  the 
  mesothorax 
  shining, 
  and 
  sparsely 
  punctured 
  in 
  

   the 
  middle 
  ; 
  the 
  shovel-shaped 
  abdomen 
  has 
  distinct 
  metallic 
  

   purple 
  tints, 
  narrow 
  dull 
  white 
  hair-bands, 
  evanescent 
  in 
  the 
  

   middle, 
  and. 
  ventral 
  scopa 
  bright 
  orange 
  fulvous, 
  with 
  a 
  few 
  

   slightly 
  fuscous 
  hairs 
  at 
  the 
  apex 
  of 
  the 
  last 
  segment. 
  In 
  

   Bingham's 
  table 
  of 
  Indian 
  species 
  it 
  runs 
  to 
  M. 
  chlorigaster, 
  

   Cam., 
  a 
  much 
  smaller 
  species. 
  Hair 
  of 
  head 
  and 
  thorax 
  

   mainly 
  white, 
  dense 
  and 
  with 
  a 
  slight 
  creamy 
  tinge 
  on 
  front, 
  

   tubercles, 
  and. 
  sides 
  of 
  metathorax 
  ; 
  on 
  vertex 
  it 
  is 
  black, 
  

   and 
  on 
  mesothorax, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  very 
  thin 
  and 
  inconspicuous, 
  

   largely 
  black, 
  but 
  on 
  scutellum 
  it 
  is 
  all 
  pale; 
  mandibles 
  

   quadridentate, 
  the 
  third 
  tooth 
  extremely 
  broad 
  ; 
  clypeus 
  

   normal, 
  densely 
  punctured, 
  with 
  a 
  smooth 
  median 
  band, 
  

   which 
  forms 
  a 
  T 
  with 
  a 
  smooth 
  band 
  along 
  the 
  lower 
  margin 
  

   of 
  the 
  supraclypeal 
  area 
  ; 
  eyes 
  dark 
  reddish 
  ; 
  sides 
  of 
  vertex 
  

   shining, 
  with 
  strong 
  well-separated 
  punctures 
  ; 
  antennas 
  and 
  

   tegulse 
  black 
  ; 
  scutellum 
  smooth 
  and 
  shining 
  in 
  front, 
  other- 
  

   wise 
  well 
  punctured. 
  Wings 
  hyaline, 
  strongly 
  and 
  broadly 
  

   darkened 
  along 
  apical 
  margin 
  ; 
  abdomen 
  with 
  small, 
  distinct, 
  

   well-separated 
  punctures 
  ; 
  legs 
  black, 
  with 
  pale 
  hair, 
  that 
  on 
  

   inner 
  side 
  of 
  tarsi 
  ferruginous 
  ; 
  hind 
  basitarsus 
  broad 
  and 
  

   flat 
  ; 
  claws 
  with 
  a 
  basal 
  tooth. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Takao, 
  Formosa, 
  October 
  11, 
  1907 
  (Sauter). 
  Three 
  

   females 
  in 
  Berlin 
  Museum. 
  

  

  Megachile 
  spissula, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  ? 
  . 
  — 
  Length 
  10^ 
  mm. 
  

  

  Black, 
  including 
  legs 
  and 
  antennas, 
  narrow 
  and 
  parallel- 
  

   sided, 
  very 
  closely 
  resembling 
  the 
  American 
  M. 
  subexilis, 
  

   Ckll. 
  ; 
  pubescence 
  rather 
  dull 
  white, 
  forming 
  very 
  narrow 
  

   entire 
  bands 
  on 
  the 
  hind 
  margins 
  of 
  the 
  abdominal 
  segments 
  ; 
  

   ventral 
  scopa 
  white, 
  with 
  a 
  slight 
  creamy 
  tint, 
  on 
  the 
  last 
  

   segment 
  very 
  short 
  and 
  pale 
  reddish. 
  Head 
  oblong, 
  elevated 
  

   posteriorly 
  ; 
  eyes 
  dark 
  brown 
  ; 
  mandibles 
  broad, 
  rugose, 
  

   quadridentate, 
  the 
  teeth 
  short 
  ; 
  sides 
  of 
  face 
  with 
  spreading 
  

  

  