the IIi/meno2?tera in the British ^^useum. 45. *> 



Borneo: Sarawak, Mt. Matanof, 4-10. ii. 11)14,3 ? ? , 

 3 c?(?; Mt. xMatang, 3000 ft., 17. i. 1914, 1 S {G. E. 

 Brijant). 



Xi/locopa i^Koptorthosoma) ccerulea, F. 



4 ? ? , PeiKing, x.-xi. 1913 {G. E. Bnjanl). 



Xylocopa collaris, Lep. 



5 ? ?, Borneo: Mt. Matang (iii. 1914), Knching (xi. 

 19U). Straits Settlements: Peiumg, x. 1914 (6^. E. 

 Biyani). 



Xylocopa sp. 



1 ? , I\lr. Matang, ii. 1914 {G. E. Bri/ant). 



This single 2 1 am unable to identify witli any certainty, 

 but for want of more material it is better to leave it unnamed 

 for the present. 



Anthidium apifi.rme, sp. n. 



$ . Flavo-ochraeeuru ; mandibulis apice, fronte media, area circa 

 ocellus, liiieis trihus mesouoto, seutello basi, murginibus apicalibus 

 segment or u in abdominis, subnigiis ; propleuris subnigris ; nieta- 

 tarsis iii. nigris; scopa ventrali albida, siibtlava, apice extremo 

 fusco ; ahs subhyaliiiis, pallida flavis ; stigma inconspicua. 



S similis, sed capite infra dense albo-piloso, antenuis longioribus. 



Long. 14 mm. 



llaiher slender for an Anthidium. Mandibles 4-toothed, 

 the two outer teeth the stouter; genae wanting; cly[)eu3 

 about as broad as long, convex, the apex feebly serrate ; 

 antennse short, joint 3 = 4 + 5, terminal joint forming a point 

 in side profile; ocelli in wide-based triangle, the two posterior 

 ones situate in a conspicuous shining area ; liead as broad as 

 thorax, scutellum well overlapping postscutellum and rounded 

 posteriorly ; truncation of median segment rounded, the basal 

 area large and of similar structure to tlie rest ; first segment 

 of abdomen short, distinctly hollowed out at base, the following 

 four segments similar; the apical fasciae vary in decree of 

 daikness, those on tergites 1 and 2 being comparatively pale. 

 Scopa rather sparse, the hairs long, silvery ; sternite 6 with 

 fuscous hairs. Head and thorax with a more or less dense 

 fulvous pubescence ; the abdomen with dense pubescence, 

 similar in colour to tiie chitin on which it is situated. Tlie 

 whole insect covered with small even punctures ; meta- 



