Records of Bees, 357 



abdomen differently ornamented. More robust than 

 M. rufofulva, Ckll. In the character of the clypeus it 

 resembles M. ferrugi?iea, Friese, from Siam. 



Megachile disjuneta (Fabricius). 



Madras, July 17 (T. V. R.) ; Bangalore, March 28 (T. V. 

 R.); Koduvur, Kurnool district, Aug. (T. V.R.). 



These Indian specimens have the hair at end of thorax 

 and base of abdomen pale fulvous. In a specimen from Deli, 

 Sumatra {Martin), it is white. 



Megachile aareobasis, Cockerell. 



The female, hitherto unknown, comes from Bangalore, 

 India, Aug. 25, at Cosmos flowers (T. B. F.). It is extremely 

 like the Hawaiian M. schauinslandi, Alfken, differing by the 

 absence of red hair on front and occiput, entire red hair- 

 bands on second and third abdominal segments, and white 

 bands (interrupted in middle) on fourth and fifth. 



This is evidently the species which Bingham confused 

 with M. stulta, Bingh. 



Megachile ramakrishna>, Cockerell. 



Bangalore, March 28 (T. V. R.) ; Devanakonda, Aug. 15 

 (7 1 . V.R.) ; Kodnmur, Kurnool district (Ramakrishna). 



Megachile fletcheri, sp. n. 



<$ . — Length nearly 13 mm. 



With the coloration and general appearance of M. bicolor 

 (Fabr.), with the same red hair on dorsum of thorax 

 posteriorly, and white at sides of metathorax, the same colour 

 of wings, and bright dense red hair on abdomen, I should 

 refer it with little hesitation to bicolor (of which I possess 

 only the female), but for the fact that it disagrees with 

 Bingham's description of the male. The face is densely 

 covered with pale cream-coloured hair, with no nude area ; 

 eyes green; head not proportionately larger than in female 

 bicolor ; anterior coxae with large black spines ; anterior 

 femora, tibiae, and tarsi red, the femora posteriorly and 

 tibiae on outer side black ; anterior tarsi moderately dilated, 

 with a large dark spot on inner side, and a rather long white 

 fringe ; middle legs black with the femora in front, and the 

 tibiae, except at apex and on outer side, red ; hind legs 



