the Apidae in the British Museum. 97 



This species superficially resembles E. tristis, Eversm., 

 but has the labrum entire, and the apical abdominal fascia 

 on tergite 3 is continuous. 



Epeolus incrassalus, sp. n. 



c? . Niger supra, ferrugineua infra, albo-hirtus ; clypeo apice, lul.ro 

 mandibulis, pronoto, plt-uris, segmentis veutralibua pedibusque 

 plerumque ferrugineis ; capite, thorace (vertice mesonotoquo 

 exceptis) pedibusque albo-hirtis; segmentis abdominalibus 3er- 

 salibus 1 et 2 apice laterale albo-fasciati*, 3 et 4 maeulis albis, 



• segmentis ventralibus plerumque albo-hirtis ; alis hyaliuis, parte 



apicali subfusca ; labro integro. 

 Long. 9 mm. 



Black, for the most part clothed with white pubescence; 

 clypeus at apex, mandibles, pronotum, pleura, axilla?, legs 

 for the most part, and abdominal sternites ferruginous red. 

 Abdominal tergites 1 and 2 with broad latero-apical fasciae 

 of white pubescence, very broad at the sides, interrupted 

 medially, fascia on tergite 1 bilobed ; tergites 3 and 4 with 

 four ovate white apical spots, and tergites 5 and 6 with two 

 spots ; sternites and legs for the most part clothed with fine, 

 short, white pubescence, sternite 4 with an apical fringe of 

 curled fulvous hairs. Tarsi clothed on the inside with 

 golden brown pubescence. Scutellum prominent, with a 

 distinct median depression. 



Head and thorax coarsely, abdomen more finely punctured, 

 axillae sharp, prominent ; posterior tarsi very massive, coxa? 

 and femora particularly incrassate. Wings hyaline, apical ly 

 subfuscous ; stigma and nervures black. 



Length 9 mm. 



South Africa: Basutoland (/•?. Crawshay). 1 £ . 



This species is quite distinct from E. militaris, the only 

 South African species known at present with axillar teeth. 



Epeolus fulvohirtus, Cam. 

 Crocisa fulvohirta, Cam. Trans. S. A.fr. Phil. Soc. vol. xv. p. 247 (1905). 



I am of opinion that Cameron's species, the type of which 

 is in the British Museum, is an Epeolus, and E. kobrowi, 

 Brauns, Yerh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, p. 10 (1900), is probably 

 co-specific. 



Epeolus earner oni } nom. nov. 

 Epeolus bifasciatus, Cam. Zeitscbf. Hym. Dipt. vii. p. 136. (W. Mexico.) 



This species needs a new name, since Cressou described an 

 Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. Set*. 8. Vol. xii. 7 



