hymenoptera. 21 



9. Prosopis rubicola. B.M. 

 Hylaeus rubicola, Saund. S. S. Trans. Ent. Soc. new ser, i. 58. 

 Hab. Albania. 



10. Prosopis versicolor. 



Hylffius versicolor, Saund. S. S. Trans. Ent. Soc. new ser. i. 58. 



t. 8. f. 4. 

 Hab. Albania. 



11. Prosopis gibba. 



Hylffius gibbus, Saund. S. S. Trans. Ent. Soc. new ser. i. 59. 

 Hab. Albania. 



12. Prosopis varipes, n. s. B.M. 



Female. Length H line. — Black, head and thorax closely 

 punctured, the antennae yellow beneath, scape black ; a spot on 

 the clypeus touching its apical margin and a triangular spot on 

 each side yellow. Thorax, the collar, tubercles, tegulse in front, 

 and the basal half of the tibia; yellow ; the tarsi fusco-ferrugi- 

 nous ; the metathorax covered with short white pubescence, ex- 

 cept the enclosed portion below the post-scutellum, which is 

 deeply rugose. Abdomen short, rounded, smooth and shining. 

 The spots on the face sometimes nearly or quite obsolete. 



Male. — Black, the face below the insertion of the antennae 

 and their scape in front pale yellow; the flagellum orange-yellow 

 beneath. Thorax, the collar, tubercles, tegulae in front, tibiae and 

 tarsi bright yellow ; a spot on all the tibiae behind and the apical 

 joints of the tai-si ferruginous ; wings hyaline, splendidly iri- 

 descent. Abdomen closely and finely punctured. 

 Hab. Britain. 



13. Prosopis propinqua. 



Hylaeus propinquus, Nyland. Ap. Boreal. Supp. Act. Soc. So. 



Fenn. p. 233. 2. 

 Hab. Finland. 



14. Prosopis cornuta. 



Hylaeus cornutus, Smith, Trans. Ent. Soc. iv. 32. 6. t. 3. f. 4 ; 



'Zool. vi. 2204. 5, ? . 

 HylECus plantaris, Smith, Trans. Ent. Soc. iv. 32. 7- t. 3. f. 2 ; 



Zool. vi. 2205. 6, <? . 

 Hab. Britain. 



