the Apidte la the British MuseiDti. 405 



Honolulu (Entom. Nacliricliten, xxiv. p. 340 (1898), ? ). 

 It would not be advisable, however, to synonymise these two 

 species withoiat examiuing the type of 31. schauinslandi. 

 In addition to this, the male of Alf ken's species is as yet 

 undescribed. 



The description given by Biugham of the insect he con- 

 sidered to be the male of M. stulta in no Avay agrees with the 

 specimen itself, and is misleading. From the description 

 (?. c.) one would expect to find a black insect, the abdomen 

 covered with ferruginous-red pubescence, more sparse than 

 in the female, in which the abdomen is altogether covered 

 with a ferruginous-red pile. In colour the male belongs to 

 the lanata group, and has the first abdominal segment alone 

 with any considerable clothing of ferruginous pubescence, 

 although segments 2 and 3 bear narrow fasciae ; in the 

 terminal segments the fascicB of ferruginous pubescence 

 give way to white. 



Megach'de bellula, Bingh. 



Bingham describes both sexes of this species (Fauna Brit. 

 India, Hymen, i. p. 476, 1897). In the Museum there are 

 two specimens labelled, as " M. bellula, Bingh., ^ ," one of 

 which is designated as the type. The species is certainly 

 composite, the true male of M. bellula being the insect so 

 labelled by Bingham, but not desci'ibed. The name must be 

 retained for the female, which becomes the type. The other 

 male, labelled as type ^ of M. bellula and described (/. c), 

 must be renamed 



Megach'de {Ewncgachile) binghami, nom. nov. 



Megachile bellula, Bingh. Fauna Brit. India, Ilymeu, i. p. 476, 

 fig. 158(1897). J. 



Hab. Rangoon, Burma, vi. 1887 (type) (nee ? ) ; Ye 

 Valley and Amherst, Tenasserim {Bingham Coll.). 



This species is adequately described (/. c). The sixth 

 abdominal segment is provided with a distinct longitudinal 

 carina, which is well shown in the text-figure. 



There is also a series of five females from various localities 

 in Tenasserim of an insect which is doubtless the true female 

 of M. binghami. 



$ . Head and thorax black, abdomen entirely clothed with 

 rich reddish-brown pubescence, scopa reddish brown. 

 Legs black, posterior tarsi reddish on the inner side. Head 

 with thick, black pubescence, pleurae with whitish pubescence 

 of varying thickness. Wings fusco-hyaline. Clypeus very 



