Records of Bees, 57 



scutellura closely and ininutcly punctured ; area of meta- 

 thorax Mith Hue but distinct, l)iit short, raised ridges, the 

 bounding margin sliininj^ j apical truncation of raetathorax 

 vith obscure sparse punctures; anterior lateral angles of 

 prothorax distinct, moderately prominent, lateral (tubercular) 

 angles greater than right angles; antennse black; tcgulaj 

 green, with a large piceous spot. Wings greyisli hyaline, 

 not reddish ; stigma and nervures dull, rather pale yellowish 

 brown; second s.m. higher than broad; first r. n. entering 

 third s.m. Legs green, the tarsi piceous, the hind basitarsi 

 with a little green. Head and thorax above with black hair, 

 cheeks and pleura with pale hair ; hair of legs mostly pale, 

 orange-tinted on inner side of tarsi; hind spur with about 

 four very long spines. Abdomen shining, little punctured, 

 but first segment well punctured at sides ; marginal fringe 

 of first segment excessively short, white, the hairs micro- 

 scopically plumose ; fringe of second segment the usual 

 orange vibrissse, not very conspicuous ; third and fourth 

 segments with a fine white pruinosity and scattered black 

 hairs ; apex black ; venter partly yellowish green. The 

 postenor lateral scutellar punctures become confluent, 

 forming little ridges. 



Hab. Rio Charape, Peru, 5000 feet, Sept. 12-16 (C. H. T. 

 Townsend). 



Looks at first sight like a species of Pseudaugochloropsis. 

 It is related to A. electra, Sm. (artemisia, Sm.j, but Smith's 

 species is larger and golden-green, with the face broader 

 below. By the angular profile of the face it resembles 

 A. terrestris [Halictus terrestris, Vachal), but the tegulse are 

 not entirely or almost entirely green and the vibrissse do not 

 agree well. 



Augochlura aurifera, Cockerell. 



Quirigua, Guatemala, Feb. 18, at yellow flowers of a small 

 species of Compositae ( IV. P. Cockerell) ; Antigua, Guatemala 

 [W. P. Cockerell). The Quirigua form has clearer wings 

 than the type. 



Augochlora chorisis (Vachal). 



Quirigua, Guatemala \{W. P. Cockerell). At flowers of 

 Ipomcea sidafolia, 



Augochlora binghami, Cockerell. 



Quirigua, Guatemala {IV. P. Cockerell), Variety with 

 rich purple tints. 



