124 Arin.T:. 



ill the liritish ^ruscum. Tlic species lias been received from Sierra 

 Leoiio ; und it has, as described by Pabricius, green pubescence on 

 the thorax. Tlie A. ci)ida is descril)ed by Dours as liavinjj; the 

 pnbescence "rtr(?(»/<'-r/'yir*s :" the size given is evidently a mistake, 

 being IS luUlinis. ; that is the size of yl. hispanica, which belongs 

 to the division Alaytiu, whilst A. emendata is placed in the division 

 Media, of which A. quadnfasciata is given as typical. 



13. Anthophora insularis. 



Female. Length G| lines. — Elack ; the pubescence on the face, 

 thorax anteriorly, and extreme base of the abdomen ochraccous ; 

 on the hinder portion of the thorax, from the tegula), it is black ; 

 on the second and third segments of the abdomen it is fulvous, and 

 on the following segments black ; on the posterior margin of the 

 vertex and on the cheeks it is also black ; the posterior tibiae and 

 tarsi with fulvous pubescence outside ; on the tibioe within it is 

 black, but bright fulvous on the tarsi ; two or three of the apical 

 joints of all the tarsi ferruginous. The wings subhyaline, the ner- 

 vures and tegulae black. 



JIah. Vancouver's Island. 



14. Anthophora cineraria. 



Female. Length 7-7^ lines. — Black, and clothed with cinereous 

 pubescence, that on the thorax having more or less of an ochraceous 

 tinge ; the posterior tibiae and tarsi with bright fulvous pubescence 

 outside ; the apical joints of the tarsi ferruginous ; wings subhya- 

 line, the nervures and tegulae black. 



Male. Smaller than the female ; clothed with similar pubescence, 

 but the third to sixth segments of the abdomen with black pubes- 

 cence, the terminal segment with white ; on the thorax beneath, 

 and on the tibiae and tarsi, the pubescence is pale ; the apical joints 

 of the tarsi pale ferruginous. 



Hab. Vancouver's Island. 



XYLOCOPA, Latr. 



1. Xylocopa homboides. 



Male. Length 12| lines. — Black ; the clypeus and sides of the face, 

 below the antenna?, white ; the flagellum, except one or two of the 

 basal joints, fulvous beneath ; eyes large and subapproximato at the 

 vertex ; the bead, thorax, legs, and three basal segments of the 

 abdomen with black pubescence, the legs having a long fringe be- 

 hind ; the fourth and following segments of the alidomcn with bright 

 ferruginous pubescence ; the wings fulvo-hyalino, and slightly 



