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larger size, but seems to be closely allied. Differs from A. testaceipes 

 Morawitz by the smaller malar space, the redder tegula?, the darker 

 basitarsi, and the white (not ferruginous) hair of middle of abdomen 

 beneath. Differs from A. tedslienensis Radoszkowski by the larger 

 size, dusky wings, and the absence of hair on the disk of the clypeus. 

 A. connexa (Podalirius connexus Nurse) is also related, but has piceous 

 spurs, and other differences. There is quite a strong general resemb- 

 lance to A. blanda Perez, from Tunis, but the abdominal bands are 

 greyish, slightly yellowish, not pure white as in blanda. 



ANTHOPHORA HILGENDORFI, new species. 



Female. — Length about 21 mm., expanse about 35, width of 

 abdomen a little over 8; robust, black, without light face markings; 

 malar space evident; labrum broader than long, very rugose, with 

 the lower edge greatly thickened, and with a pair of small reddish 

 spots near base; clypeus densely punctured, with a very obtuse 

 median keel; scape red at apex, antenna? otherwise black with the 

 third joint about as long as the next five together; hair of occiput, 

 thorax above, upper part of pleura broadly, metathorax, and first two 

 dorsal abdominal segments, all pale fulvous, not mixed with black; 

 hair otherwise black except on outer side of hind tibiae in front, where 

 it is ferruginous; wings moderately dusky; tegula? clear ferruginous; 

 spurs dark ferruginous. Very close to A. Mspanica Lepeletier, but 

 less robust, the third and following abdominal segments with black 

 hair, and without the lateral light hair so conspicuous in Mspanica; 

 the clypeus also is not so densely roughened. If the insect had been 

 taken in Spain or Northwest Africa I should think it a variety of 

 Mspanica, but considering the remote locality, and the fact that it 

 does not accord with any of the members of the Mspanica group 

 described from Central Asia, it is doubtless a distinct species. 



Habitat. — Japan (Hilgendorf). Berlin Museum. 



ANTHOPHORA FULVITARSIS Brulle. 



One male, agreeing well with this species, though less robust than 

 one from Algeria. Pekin, China,, April 20, 1901 (M. L. Eobb). 

 Nurse found A. fulvitarsis at Quetta, and Friese states that a male 

 from China is in the Schulthess collection. 



ANTHOPHORA VENERABILIS, new species. 



Female. — Length 18 to 19^ mm.; black, including the face, densely 

 covered with pale grey hair, but that on hind knees, outer side of hind 

 tibia?, and hind basitarsus except at apex, bright orange ferruginous. 

 Malar space well developed; antenna? black, third joint about as long 

 as the next four together; labrum with pale ferruginous hair; clypeus 

 closely punctured; sides of vertex and anterior part of cheeks with 

 some black hair; mesothorax with black hair mixed with the light; 



