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out two kinds of males and two of females. All the males 

 described as takaoensis come from Takao, thirty-two speci- 

 mens. Eight females from Takao evidently belong with 

 them. The males described as kagiana are two from Kagi, 

 Aug. 26, 1907 ; three from Koroton, Sept. 9, 1907 ; and one 

 from Takao, July 2\, 1907. Two females from Koroton, 

 Sept. 9, 1907, are referred with doubt to M. kagiana, but I 

 cannot find any distinct character to separate them from 

 that sex of takaoensis, although the abdomen seems to have 

 a slightly more banded appearance, A third female from 

 Koroton, however, is fresher, and is exactly like female 

 takaoensis from Takao ; so either the females of these species 

 are alike, or we do not know the true female of kagiana *. 



M. rufovittata, from a locality not represented by males, 

 has the abdomen shaped more as in M. bicolor, and can 

 hardly be the female of M. kagiana, M. rufovittata has the 

 anteuuse formed as in M. bicolor, and is evidently closely 

 allied, but the scopa is quite differently coloured. M.fra- 

 terna, Smith, also resembles these insects, but is easily sepa- 

 rated from them by the black hair of the front in the female, 

 M. doleschalli, Ckll., from Amboina, resembles M. rufovittata, 

 but has the hair of the clypeus black, and rufo-fulvous 

 tegulse (those of rufovittata are piceous, with a patch of red 

 hair in front). 



Megachile bicolor (Fabr.) . 



This also occurs in Formosa, a single female having been 

 taken by Sauter at Takao, July 26, 1907. 



The ventral scopa is a rather creamy white, black on the 

 last segment. The middle of the clypeus and the supra- 

 clypeal area are shining. 



Apis nursei, n. n. 



Apis testacea, Bingham, Jn. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. xii. p. 129. Deesa. 

 2 , 9 mm. (Not A. testacea, Smith, 1857.) 



• The reverse hypothesis could be entertained, and supported to some 

 extent by the observation that the females were taken in July, September, 

 and October, practically coincidino; with the flight of male kagiana ; 

 whereas the mules of takaoensis occurred from Api"il to July. It seems 

 scarcely possible, however, that the abundant species takaoensis should 

 not belong with the prevalent female of the locality. 



