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dark sooty on outer side of middle and hind tibiae ; hind 

 spur with long slender spines. Abdomen dullish, with very 

 little hair, but third and fourth segments with thin white 

 Lair-bands, that on third interrupted in middle ; hair at 

 apex of abdomen black ; hair of venter white. 



Hab. Bridport, Tasmania, Oct. 26-30, 1913 {Littler, 2565). 



Differs from P. obscurus (Sm.) by the black mandibles, 

 tibial scopa beneath white (not yellow), dull thorax, &c. 

 There is a curious superficial resemblance to P. advena (Sm.), 

 but subviridis is a much narrower insect. 



Other bees recently taken by Mr. Littler in Tasmania 

 are : — 



Paracolld.es melbournensis , Ckll. Georgetown, 16 and 23 

 Nov., 1914. 



Paracolletes leal, Ckll. Georgetown, 17 and 29 Nov., 

 1914. 



Binghamiella antipodes (Sm.), ? . Georgetown, 15 Nov., 

 1914. 



Exoneura hamulata, Ckll., var., <$ . Bridport, 26-30 Oct., 

 1913. 



Euri/ylossa fasciatella, Ckll., <$ . Swan Point, R. Tamar, 

 '14 Oct., 1914. 



Going over my material of Paracolletes melbournensis, I 

 observe that certain specimens from Victoria (French) and 

 Sydney (Froyyatt) are between mimulus and melbournensis, 

 being smaller, with the hair of mesothorax very red, without 

 conspicuous dark hair. They possibly represent a variety of 

 P. mimulus rather than of melbournensis , or a third species, 

 very close to the others, may be indicated. Australian 

 students will be able to settle the matter by field-studies. 



Paracolletes providus (Smith). 



I refer here a male from Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, 

 Feb. ]2-March 3, 1913 {R. E. Turner). It is about 7 mm. 

 long, with shining dark purple abdomen. Is this, perhaps, 

 the true P. chalybceus (Erichs.) ? It is not chalybceus as 

 understood by F. Smith. 



