194 Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell — Descriptions and 



sliort (basal) one on hind tibiae, two large marks on each 

 side of first six abdominal segments, on first oblong, oti 

 second and third long and transverse, on the others shorter, 

 that on sixth sqnare. 



$ . — Length a little over 8 mm. 



Ventral scopa pale yellowish ; clypeus black, with a large 

 light spot near each lower corner; sixth abdominal segment 

 \\ith only minute light dots. 



Salem*, S. India, Dec. 2-18, 1914. 



By its characters, this falls in the American genus 

 Hypanthidium, but it is a very distinct form. The end of 

 the abdomen recalls that of Anthidium pulcheUum, King. 



Dlanthidium i-amakrishna , sp. n. 



$ . — Length about 6*5 mm. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen black, with cream-coloured 

 markings as follows : large spot on mandibles, clypeus, 

 large triangular lateral face-marks (the inner part of each 

 formed by a lateral spot on supraclypeal area), stripes on 

 cheeks, reaching sides of occiput, band on mesothorax above 

 each tegiila (not reaching anterior corners of mesothorax), 

 end of tul)ercles, spot on axillae, narrowly interrupted band 

 on scutellum, spot at each side of first abdominal segment, 

 very broadly interrupted band on second, less broadly inter- 

 rupted band on third, one very narrowly interrupted on 

 fourth, and that on fifth only emarginate anteriorly in 

 middle, sixth segment with a transverse oblong patch. 

 Head and tiiorax very densely and finely punctured ; flage;- 

 lum dark chestnut-red beneath ; pubescence of head and 

 thorax ver}^ scanty, white ; tegulae large, closely punctured, 

 with a pallid mark in front. Wings dusky; femora bright 

 ferruginous ; anterior tibiae black with a pale stripe on 

 outer side, red on inner ; middle tibiae similarly marked, 

 but hind ones with only the apical part red on inner side ; 

 tarsi mainly dark, but the very broad hind basitarsi pale 

 yellowish on outer side ; hair on inner side of tarsi ferrugi- 

 nous ; ventral scopa very pale yellowish. The hind tibiae 

 are very robust. 



Bababuddin Hills, Mysore, 4700 ft,, June 1, 1915. 



Related to D. rasoriwn (Anthidium rasoriunt. Smith), 

 but without the abundant white pubesceuce, and differing 

 in the details of coloration. 



