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meet the opposite ones and form a series of V's ; this is not 

 the case with vinctua. II. Icalutarce also has a larger liead, 

 elevated posteriorly, and sides of vertex shining (dull in 

 vincius). They are, however, allied. 



Halictus matheranensisy Cameron, 1907. 



H. emergmdus, Cameron, 1908, is a little larger, but is 

 the same species. 



Postscutellum densely covered with pale ochreous-tinted 

 tomentuni. 



India. 



Halictus inoa (Cameron). 



Andrena inoa, Cameron, 1904 (type, ^, in British Mu- 

 seum), belongs to Halictus. 



Face broad, with subparallel eyes ; stigma and nervures 

 bright ferruginous ; middle of scutellum with moss-like 

 bright ferruginous hair ; abdominal segments with basal 

 hair-bands. 



Himalayas. 



Halictus pseudopectoralis , Cockerell. 



Halictus notatieolh's, Friese, 1916, from Costa Eica, is a 

 synonym. The U.S. National Museum has specimens of 

 notaticoUis from Friese. 



Halictus oppositus (Smith). 



The type (?) of Smith's Nomia opposita from Cliina, in 

 the British Museum, is a species of Halictus. 



Mesothorax and scutellum entirely dull. Wings brownish, 

 first r, n. meeting second t.-c, third s.m. subquadrate, very 

 broad above. Hind spur dentate. Entire creamy-white 

 bands at bases of abdominal seaments 2 to 4. 



Halictus sepositus, sp 



sp. n. 



c? (type). — Length about 12 mm. 



Slender, black ; clypeus produced, convex, rugoso-punc- 

 tate, glistening, entirely black except for a pair of very 

 obscure reddisli marks near apex ; in lateral profile of head 

 the clypeus is entirely out of line with eyes ; malar space 

 distinct. Head broad, oval, facial quadrangle much higher 



