hymenoptera. 337 



.92. Anthophora niveo-cincta. 



Female. Length 5 lines. — Black, a triangular spot above the 

 ch'peus, the clypeus, the face on each side, the labrum and mandi- 

 bles, and a spot on the scape in front, yellow ; the (^lypeus has on 

 each side at the base an elongate quadrate spot, and its anterior 

 margin narrowly, black ; the labrum has a fuscous spot on each 

 side at the base, the apex of the mandibles and the flagellum fer- 

 ruginous ; the pubescence on the face and cheeks white, on the 

 vertex and disk of the thorax it is i)ale fulvous, the tips of the 

 hairs being black ; the pubescence on the sides of the thorax, 

 beneath, and also on the metathorax, white ; the legs ferruginous, 

 above densely covered with white pubescence ; beneath it is 

 black. Abdomen, the margins of the segments have a fascia of 

 white pubescence, the fifth is covered with the same, the apex 

 fuscous ; beneath, the abdomen is ferruginous. 



Hab. India. (Coll. J. S. Baly, Esq.) 



93. Anthophora fasciata. 



Megilla fasciata, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 331. 12. 

 Hab. India. 



94. Anthophora confusa. 



Female. Length 6 lines.— Black, a minute triangular spot 

 above the clyjieus, a line down its centre, a transverse line 

 on each side of it on the face at the anterior margin, and the 

 labrum yellowish-white ; the labrum has a narrow transverse 

 line at the base, a rounded spot on each side at the base, and 

 its anterior margin narrowly, black ; the mandibles yellow, their 

 apical half ferruginous; the face has a short cinereous pu- 

 bescence, intermixed with long black hairs, on the cheeks it is 

 white ; the thorax has a dense obscure fulvous pubescence above, 

 the tips of the hairs black ; the wings fusco-hyaline ; the pubes- 

 cence on the thorax beneath, and the fringe on the femora white ; 

 legs fusco-ferruginous ; the pubescence on the anterior pair 

 above pale ; on the intermediate ones fuscous, and having a white 

 fringe behind ; the posterior pair have black pubescence within 

 and beneath, and white aboye ; having an abbreviated black 

 stripe at the base of the tibia?. Abdomen, the four basal segments 

 have a narrow band of short white jjubescence on then- apical 

 margins, the fifth is fringed on each side with white. 



Hab. India. (Coll. J. S. Baly, Esq.) 



