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Doubtless ail imported species. It also occurs tlirouji;liout 

 Southern Asia, in most of the islands iu the Indian Ocean, 

 also in Fiji, Tahiti, and Hawaii. 



Family ApidsB. 



Nomia sicheli, Vachal. 

 Nomia sicheli, Vachal, Miscell. Ent. v. p. 92 (1897). 



TIah. Noumea, January 23 ; Baie Ngo, February 10 ; 

 Bale Ouemo, March 28. 

 A good series taken. 



MegachiJe australis, Lucas. 



Megachile australis, Lucas, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, (o) vi. p. 303 

 (1876). $. 



Hub. Noumen, January 23 ; 1 c? . Mt. Canala, June 12 ; 

 1 ?. 



Megachile alhomarginata, Sra. 

 Megachile alhomarginata, Sm. Descr. New Spec. Hymen, p. 66 (1879). 



Hah. Noumea, January 22-February 1 ; 2 ? ? . M^ 

 Mou, March 12; 1 ?. Baie Ouemo, March 28 j 3 c? c?, 

 7 9 ?. 



XXII. — Descriptions and Records of Bees. — LXXXV. 

 By T. D. A. Cockerell, University of Colorado. 



Anthophora borneensis (Cockerell). 



Both sexes from Saudakan, Borneo [Baker), Described 

 as a variety of A. zonata. A. zonata, var. andreiosi, Ckll., 

 also comes from Sandakan {Baher^. 



Crocisa insulicola, sp. n. 



? . — Agrees with C. amata, Ckll., from Formosa, except 

 as follows : black band across mesopleura narrower ; 

 anterior thoracic spots larger, separated by a space iu 

 middle no wider than the median stripe; axillee with 

 rather large blue spots ; pygidial plate of abdomen nar- 

 rower and shining at end^ the median keel weak. (In 



