the Apldse in the British Museum. 467 



Museum copy of the catalogue at a later date. Biughara^s 

 type of miniata from Deli, Sumatra, agrees perfectly 

 Avitli it. 



Megachile bicaniculata, Cam. 



Megachile hicaniculatu, Cam. Proc. Zool. Soc. ii. p. 35 (1901). 

 Megachile caniculuta, Cam. MS. 



The type of M. bicaniculata is from the Malay Peninsula 

 (3000 ft.), that of M. caniculata from Kuching (Sarawak). 

 It is possible Cameron discovered that they were the same 

 species, since no description of M. caniculata appears to 

 have been published, 



Megachile semivestita, Smith. 

 Chalicodoma semivestita, Sm. Catal. Hvmen. Brit. Mus. i, p. 148. no. 6 



(1853). c5". 

 Megachile determinata, Sm. Descr. New Spec, Hymen, p. 69. no. 26 



(1879). $. 



These are sexes of the same species, though described from 

 such widely separated places as India and Java. A male 

 from Java (Horsfield Coll.) agrees in every detail with the 

 type. 



Megachile architecta, Smith. 



Megachile architecfa, Smith, Journ. Liuu. Soc, Zool. ii. p. 46. no. 6 



(1857). 

 Megachile tarea, Cam. Journ. Straits Asiat, Soc. xxxvii. p. 124 



(1902), 



These two species are from the same type locality 

 (Sarawak, Borneo). A comparison of Smith's type from 

 the Hope Department of the Oxford University Museum 

 with Cameron's type in the British Museum proves them 

 to be identical. 



Megachile atrata, Smith. 



Megachile atrata, Smith, Catal. Hymen. Brit. Mus. i. p. 182. no. 112 



(1853). $. 

 Megachile fulvipennis, Smith, Descr. New Spec. Hymen, p. G8. no. 22 



(1879). $. 

 Megachile viriplaca, Cam. Journ. Str. Asiat. Soc. xxxvii. p. 119 



(1902). cS. 

 Megachile shelfordi, Cam. Journ, Str. Asiat. Soc. xxxvn. p. 124 



(1902), $. 



Widely distributed through the Malay Archipelago. 

 The type [atrata) is from the Philippine Islands ; Nicobars 

 (fulvipennis) ; Borneo, Sarawak {Shelford) {virijnaca and 



