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tl. Centris fcrcata. 



Bombus fiircatus, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 350. 41 ? . 

 Centris furcata, St. Farg. Hym. ii. 151. 3, and type sp. in Coll. 

 Westw. 

 Blanch. Hist. nat. des Ins. iii. 405. 1. t. /• f. 6. 



Hab. BraziL 



12. Centris nitens. 



Centris nitens, St. Farg. Hym. ii. 163. 27. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



13. Centris punctata. 



Centris punctata, St. Farg. Hym. ii. 169. 37 ? (nee Fabr.). 

 Hab. Brazil. 



14. Centris pulverata. 



Centris pulverata, St. Farg. Hym. ii. 161. 22 ? , 

 Hab. Brazil (St. Paul's). 



15. Centris rufa. B.M. 



Centris rufa, St. Farg. Hym. ii. 153. 8$, and type sp. in Coll. 

 Westw. 



Hab. Brazil. 



16. Centris thoracica. 



Centris thoracica, St. Farg. Hym. ii. 158. 16 $ . 

 Hab. Brazil. 



17. Centris vitta. 



Centris \-itta, St. Farg. Hym. ii. 168. 35 c? ? . 

 Hab. Brazil. 



18. Centris violacea. 



Centris violacea, St. Farg. Hym. ii. 151. 4 $ {type sp. in Coll. 

 Westw.). 



Hab. Brazil. 



19. Centris modesta. B.M. 



Male. Length 9 lines. — Black, the apex of the mandibles 

 pale yellow testaceous, the thorax densely clothed above with 



